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

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.

Then the crowd responded, “We have heard from the law that the Christ will remain forever. How can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”