John 3:13-15

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¹³The only one who has ever gone up to heaven is the one who came down from heaven—the Son of Man.

¹⁴“Moses lifted up the snake in the desert.^[a] It is the same with the Son of Man. He must be lifted up too. ¹⁵Then everyone who believes in him can have eternal life.”^[b]

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Footnotes

John 3:14 Moses lifted … desert When God’s people were dying from snake bites, God told Moses to put a brass snake on a pole for them to look at and be healed. See Num. 21:4-9.
John 3:15 Some scholars think that Jesus’ words to Nicodemus continue through verse 21.