Berean Standard Bible
“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,”
Jesus draws on a story Nicodemus knew well from Numbers 21. When venomous snakes struck Israel in the wilderness, God told Moses to set a bronze serpent on a pole, and anyone bitten who looked at it lived.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
World English Bible (WEB)
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
King James Version (KJV)
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behooves the Son of Man to be lifted up,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y como Moisés levantó la serpiente en el desierto, así es necesario que el Hijo del hombre sea levantado;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»Como Moisés levantó la serpiente en el desierto, así también tienen que levantar al Hijo del hombre,
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