Moses lifted up the snake in the desert. In the same way, the Son of Man must also be lifted up.

摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必照样被举起来，

摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必须照样被举起来，

摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必须照样被举起来，

摩西在旷野怎样举起铜蛇，人子也必照样被举起来，

摩西在旷野怎样把铜蛇举起，人子也必照样被举起来，

摩西在旷野怎样把铜蛇举起，人子也必须照样被举起来，

摩西在曠野怎樣舉蛇，人子也必照樣被舉起來，

摩西在曠野怎樣舉蛇，人子也必須照樣被舉起來，

摩西在曠野怎樣舉蛇，人子也必須照樣被舉起來，

摩西在曠野怎樣舉起銅蛇，人子也必照樣被舉起來，

摩西在曠野怎樣把銅蛇舉起，人子也必照樣被舉起來，

『摩西怎樣在野地裏高舉了蛇，人子也必須怎樣被高舉，

摩西在曠野怎樣把銅蛇舉起，人子也必須照樣被舉起來，

摩西舉蛇於野、人子亦必如是見舉、

昔摩西舉蛇於野、人子見舉亦然、

昔摩西舉蛇於野、人子亦必如是被舉、

且正如摩西舉銅蛇於野、人子亦將被舉、

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

“ Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

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

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

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

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

Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

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

The others came to Moses. They said,“ We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.The Lord said to Moses,“ Make a snake. Put it up on a pole. Then anyone who is bitten can look at it and remain alive.”So Moses made a bronze snake. He put it up on a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake remained alive.

So Jesus said,“ You will lift up the Son of Man. Then you will know that I am he. You will also know that I do nothing on my own. I speak just what the Father has taught me.

And I am going to be lifted up from the earth. When I am, I will bring all people to myself.”He said this to show them how he was going to die.The crowd spoke up.“ The Law tells us that the Messiah will remain forever,” they said.“ So how can you say,‘ The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this‘ Son of Man’?”

In fact, Herod and Pontius Pilate met with the Gentiles in this city. They also met with the people of Israel. All of them made plans against your holy servant Jesus. He is the one you anointed.They did what your power and purpose had already decided should happen.

But then how would the Scriptures come true? They say it must happen in this way.”

Jesus said to them,“ This is what I told you while I was still with you. Everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms must come true.”Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.He told them,“ This is what is written. The Messiah will suffer. He will rise from the dead on the third day.

Jesus took the 12 disciples to one side. He told them,“ We are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true.He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will make fun of him. They will laugh at him and spit on him.They will whip him and kill him. On the third day, he will rise from the dead!”

A group of sinful people has closed in on me. They are all around me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and my feet.

Hezekiah removed the high places. He smashed the sacred stones. He cut down the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made. Up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. They called it Nehushtan.

Long ago God planned that Jesus would be handed over to you. With the help of evil people, you put Jesus to death. You nailed him to the cross.

Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and then receive his glory?”Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures. He began with Moses and all the Prophets.

The chief priests and our rulers handed Jesus over to be sentenced to death. They nailed him to a cross.