Where a verse leads
John 3:14: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”John 3:14
John 3:14 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 5 different readings across the site, from shadows and types to the people and wonders of scripture. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
This takes up the Old Testament at:
“And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.”
Numbers 21:9 · King James Version
See how As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent moves from the Old Testament into the New →
Every collection that stands on this verse
Shadows and types
- As Moses Lifted Up the Serpent
- The Bronze Serpent Lifted Up
- The Bronze Serpent and the Cross (Direct New Testament link)
- The Serpent
The people and wonders of Scripture
Questions people ask
What does John 3:14 mean?
John 3:14 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is John 3:14 in the Bible?
John 3:14 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does John 3:14 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens John 3:14 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.