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Jhn 8:28 — Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

When		Jhn 3:14; Jhn 12:32-34; Jhn 19:18
then		Mat 27:50-54; Act 2:41; Act 4:4; Rom 1:4; 1Th 2:15,16
and that		Jhn 5:19,30; Jhn 6:38; Jhn 11:42; Jhn 12:49,50; Num 16:28-30; Hbr 2:2,3
but		Jhn 3:11

Correlating Passages

When

	Jhn 3:14	And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
	Jhn 12:32	And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.
	Jhn 12:33	This he said, signifying what death he should die.
	Jhn 12:34	The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
	Jhn 19:18	Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

then

	Mat 27:50	Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
	Mat 27:51	And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
	Mat 27:52	And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
	Mat 27:53	And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
	Mat 27:54	Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
	Act 2:41	Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.
	Act 4:4	Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
	Rom 1:4	And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
	1Th 2:15	Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
	1Th 2:16	Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

and that

	Jhn 5:19	Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
	Jhn 5:30	I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
	Jhn 6:38	For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
	Jhn 11:42	And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
	Jhn 12:49	For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
	Jhn 12:50	And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
	Num 16:28	And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of mine own mind.
	Num 16:29	If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; [then] the LORD hath not sent me.
	Num 16:30	But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that [appertain] unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
	Hbr 2:2	For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
	Hbr 2:3	How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];

but

Jhn 3:11

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

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Scott, Thomas. "John 8:28," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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