Draw closer to Scripture this Easter. Get study notes & commentaries aligned with what you're reading—for as low as $4.17/mo. Try Bible Gateway Plus free! 32 And I, when I am lifted up[a] from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” John 12:32 The Greek for …

Why does John 12:32–33 emphasize “lifting up” as a means of drawing people, considering the historical context of crucifixion practices and Jewish expectations of a Messiah? What is prevenient grace?

30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.

約翰福音 12:34 眾人回答說：「我們聽見律法上有話說基督是永存的，你怎麼說人子必須被舉起來呢？這人子是誰呢？」 約翰福音 18:32 這要應驗耶穌所說自己將要怎樣死的話了。

What does John 12:32 mean? The expression "lifted up" is a metaphor for crucifixion—a fate Jesus will be experiencing very soon (John 12:23–24). This is something Christ alluded to when speaking with Nicodemus (John 3:14). There, Jesus referenced an incident from Numbers 21:4–9.

12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna![d]” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[e] “Blessed is the king of Israel!” 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

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John 12:32 In-Context 30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.

Joh 12:32 If I shall be lifted up from the earth. Lifted up: (1) to the cross; (2) from the grave; (3) to heaven and the eternal throne. View more John 12:32 meaning, interpretation, and commentary...

"I if I be lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto Me" (John xii. 32). A true and pure Christian life attracts the world. There are hundreds of men and women who find no inducements whatever in the lives of ordinary Christians to interest them in practical religion, but who are won at once by a true and victorious example.