John 8:28

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“So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.”

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“So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Jesus therefore said, 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 the Father taught me, I speak these things.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Jesus, therefore, said to them, `When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am <FI>he<Fi> ; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 8:28 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 16:28Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:
  2. Matthew 27:50When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.
  3. John 3:11Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
  4. John 3:14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
  5. John 5:19So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
  6. John 5:30I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
  7. John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
  8. John 8:24That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
  9. John 11:42I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
  10. John 12:32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
  11. John 12:49I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
  12. John 16:10in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;
  13. John 19:18There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
  14. Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
  15. Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
  16. Romans 1:4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
  17. 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
  18. Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,

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