John 3:14-16 Indeed the Son of man must be lifted on high, just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ Indeed the Son of man must be lifted on high, just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, ¹⁵ that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. ¹⁶ For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.