John 12:34

The crowd is puzzled, since they expect the Christ to remain forever, not be lifted up. They ask who this Son of Man is.

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• Ezek 37:24–25My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
• Isa 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
• Dan 7:14And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
• Ps 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Dan 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
• Dan 7:27Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
• 2 Sam 7:13He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
• John 3:14–16Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
• Ps 89:36–37his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
• John 5:25–27Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
• Mic 4:7And I will make the lame into a remnant, and the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.
• Matt 22:42–45“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
• Ps 72:17–19May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
• Rom 5:18So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
• Ps 72:7May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
• Isa 53:8By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
• John 10:34Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
• John 8:53–58Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
• Rom 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
• John 12:32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
• John 15:25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
• Matt 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
• Matt 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
• Matt 21:10When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

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