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John 3:14

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesὕψωσενhupsōsenlifted upὑψόω (hupsoō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lifted up”, a single actionG5312(a) I raise on high, lift up, (b) I exalt, set on high.lifted upτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄφινophinserpentὄφις (ophis)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “serpent”, the object formG3789a serpent, snake; used of the devil or Satan.the serpentἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessοὕτωςhoutōseven soοὕτω(ς)adverb — “even so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.even soὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaito be lifted upὑψόω (hupsoō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be lifted up”, a single actionG5312(a) I raise on high, lift up, (b) I exalt, set on high.be lifted upδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸνhuionsonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “son”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,

World English Bible

As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness , even so must the Son of Man be lifted up ,

Darby Translation

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of man be lifted up,

Douay-Rheims

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:

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Numbers 21:9 Numbers 21:9 · King James VersionAnd Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.Numbers 21:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
serpent lifted up · NT explicit
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.