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

¹³ Now I don’t want you to be unaware,^(A) brothers and sisters, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now^(B)) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry^[a] among you,^(C) just as I have had among the rest of the Gentiles.