John 3:15

The purpose of Christ's being lifted up is that everyone who believes in him has eternal life. Faith in the crucified Son is the way to life.

Cross-references · 33

• John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
• John 6:40This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
• John 12:44–46Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
• John 3:36One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
• 1 Jn 5:11–13The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 1 Jn 5:20We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
• Heb 7:25Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
• John 20:31but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
• Rom 10:9–14that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
• 1 Jn 5:1Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
• John 10:28–30I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
• Isa 45:22“Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
• John 6:47Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.
• John 11:25–26Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.
• Acts 16:30–31brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
• John 1:12But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
• John 5:24“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
• Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
• Rom 6:22–23But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.
• John 17:2–3even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
• Gal 2:16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
• Acts 8:36As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
• 1 Jn 2:25This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
• Heb 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the saving of the soul.
• Mark 16:16He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
• 1 Cor 1:18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
• 2 Cor 4:3Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;
• Rom 5:1–2Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Gal 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
• Acts 13:41‘Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’”
• Matt 18:10See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
• Rom 5:21that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• John 16:33I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

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