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28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I am he[a] and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak these things as the Father instructed me.(A)

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  1. 8.28 Gk I am

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 Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own but only what he sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father[a] does, the Son does likewise.(A)

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  1. 5.19 Gk that one

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

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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 I have not spoken on my own, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment about what to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I speak, therefore, I speak just 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 I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.(A)

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

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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 was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit[a] of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,(A)

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  1. 1.4 Or Spirit

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 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets[a] and drove us out; they displease God and oppose everyone(A) 16 by hindering us from speaking to the gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they have constantly been filling up the measure of their sins, but wrath[b] has overtaken them at last.[c](B)

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  1. 2.15 Other ancient authorities read their own prophets
  2. 2.16 Other ancient authorities read God’s wrath
  3. 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 heard the word believed, and they numbered about five thousand.(A)

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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, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people[a] to myself.”(A) 33 He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die. 34 The crowd answered him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah[b] remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”(B)

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  1. 12.32 Other ancient authorities read all things
  2. 12.34 Or the Christ

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 Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last.[a] 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split.(A) 52 The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53 After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54 Now when the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”[b](B)

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  1. 27.50 Or gave up his spirit
  2. 27.54 Or a son of God

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 if the message declared through angels proved valid, and every transgression or disobedience received a just penalty,(A) how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It was declared at first through the Lord, and it was confirmed for us by those who heard him,(B)

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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 welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.

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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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