28 So Jesus said to them, “When you have (A)lifted up the Son of Man, (B)then you will know that (C)I am he, and that (D)I do nothing on my own authority, but (E)speak just as the Father taught me.

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28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man,(A) then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.(B)

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  1. John 8:28 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.

The Authority of the Son

19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)the Son (B)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father[a] does, that the Son does likewise.

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  1. John 5:19 Greek he

19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;(A) he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

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Witnesses to Jesus

30 (A)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and (B)my judgment is just, because (C)I seek not my own will (D)but the will of him who sent me.

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30 By myself I can do nothing;(A) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,(B) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.(C)

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49 For (A)I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father (B)who sent me has himself given me (C)a commandment—what to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”

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49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me(A) to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life.(B) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”(C)

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38 For (A)I have come down from heaven, not to do (B)my own will but (C)the will of him (D)who sent me.

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38 For I have come down from heaven(A) not to do my will but to do the will(B) of him who sent me.(C)

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14 And (A)as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man (B)be lifted up,

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14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,(A) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[a](B)

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  1. John 3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.

and (A)was declared to be the Son of God (B)in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

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and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power[a](A) by his resurrection from the dead:(B) Jesus Christ our Lord.(C)

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  1. Romans 1:4 Or was declared with power to be the Son of God

15 (A)who killed both the Lord Jesus and (B)the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and (C)oppose all mankind 16 (D)by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always (E)to fill up the measure of their sins. But (F)wrath has come upon them at last![a]

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or completely, or forever

15 who killed the Lord Jesus(A) and the prophets(B) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles(C) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.(D) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.[a]

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or them fully

But many of those who had heard the word believed, and (A)the number of the men came to about five thousand.

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But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(A) to about five thousand.

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32 And I, (A)when I am lifted up from the earth, (B)will draw (C)all people to myself.” 33 He said this (D)to show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that (E)the Christ remains forever. How can you say that (F)the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

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32 And I, when I am lifted up[a] from the earth,(A) will draw all people to myself.”(B) 33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.(C)

34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law(D) that the Messiah will remain forever,(E) so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man(F) must be lifted up’?(G) Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

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  1. John 12:32 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.

50 And Jesus (A)cried out again with a loud voice and (B)yielded up his spirit.

51 And behold, (C)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And (D)the earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of (E)the saints (F)who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into (G)the holy city and appeared to many. 54 (H)When the centurion and those who were with him, (I)keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, (J)“Truly this was the Son[a] of God!”

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  1. Matthew 27:54 Or a son

50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.(A)

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple(B) was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split(C) 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[a] went into the holy city(D) and appeared to many people.

54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding(E) Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”(F)

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  1. Matthew 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they

For since (A)the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and (B)every transgression or disobedience received a just (C)retribution, (D)how shall we escape if we (E)neglect such a great salvation? It was (F)declared at first by the Lord, and it was (G)attested to us (H)by those who heard,

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For since the message spoken(A) through angels(B) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,(C) how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?(D) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,(E) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.(F)

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41 So those who received his word were baptized, and (A)there were added that day about three thousand souls.

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41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(A) that day.

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