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John 12:32 Cross-References
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“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”
John 12:32 (KJV)
Commentary on John 12:32
Christ's double 'if' is not conditional doubt but temporal certainty: when He is 'lifted up' (double meaning: crucifixion and exaltation), He will draw all kinds of people ('all men') to Himself. The Greek 'helkuo' (draw) indicates irresistible divine attraction, not universal salvation. This drawing is selective yet comprehensive—from every tribe, tongue, and nation. The cross becomes both means of execution and instrument of salvation.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for John 12:32
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“even so must the Son of Man be lifted up”
“When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.,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.,,,,,,,,”
“that we”
“propitiating”
“having become a curse for us. For it is written”
“and I will raise him up in the last day.”
“that he might testify about the light”
“Who gave himself a ransom for all”
“Jesus”
“death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one”