Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | John 12:32 "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 12:32 "And I, if and when I am lifted up from the earth [on the cross], will draw all people to Myself [Gentiles, as well as Jews]." |
Bible Question:
Kathy, - Where does the Bible mention "lifting His Name" ... - Why do you say "Lord I lift Your Name on High" ... what is the Biblical source? John 12:32-33 is about His being lifted up on the cross. John 3:14 is a cross reference and it mentions Moses (Num 21:4-9), where those who looked at the bronze snake up on the pole lived (vv 8-9). None of these references mention anything about lifting His name or any name. So where do you see lifting His Name being Biblical? Searcher |
Bible Answer: Lifting up his name is a scriptural idea. The only problem here is, as you point out correctly, that Luke 12:32 is not the right passage to base it on. Psalm 34:3 suggests that we should lift up his name. We should do it, not primarily for our sake, but for His sake, and for their sakes, those who do not yet know Him. We should exalt him (Exodus 15:2;Isaiah 25:1). We should praise him (Isaiah 25:1; Isaiah 42:12). We should boast of him (Psalm 34:2; Psalm 44:8). We should glory in his name (1 Chronicles 16:10;Psalm 105:3). We should magnify the Lord (Psalm 34:3; Psalm 69:30; Luke 1:46). It will affect and draw those who are humbly seeking him. The only point here is, again, that none of this is suggested in Luke 12:32. That passage is speaking of Jesus being lifted up on the cross. Right idea. Wrong verse. Change the verse, to Psalm 69:30ff, for example, and lift his name on high. |