Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionThen 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.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GSo Yeshua said to them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM, and that I do nothing of My own—but I speak exactly as the Father taught Me."
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageSo Jesus said to them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM He, and that I do nothing on My own authority—I speak just as the Father has taught Me."
BSB
Berean Standard BibleSo Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
Footnotes
The Greek "ὑψώσητε τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου" (when you lift up the Son of Man) carries John's characteristic double meaning: ὑψόω means both to physically raise up on a cross and to glorify/exalt (cf. John 3:14; 12:32–34). The title "Son of Man" (υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου) echoes Daniel 7:13, where a heavenly figure receives eternal dominion from the Ancient of Days. John's irony is surgical: in the very act of crucifying Him, His opponents will be the unwitting agents of His exaltation—and the absolute "I AM" that follows is again predicate-less, intensifying the divine-name claim that the crucifixion/exaltation will vindicate.
