14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
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Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. …
Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. …
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. …
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-21)We found, in the close of the foregoing chapter, that few were brought to Christ at Jerusalem; yet here was one , a considerable one. It is worth while to go a great way for the salvation though but of one soul . Observe, I. Who this Nicodemus was. Not many mighty and noble are called; yet some are, and here was one. Not many of the rulers, or of the Pharisees ; yet. 1. This was a man of the Phari…
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