The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”

I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’