9 Nicodemus asked, “How can all this be possible?”
10 Jesus said, “You are an important teacher in Israel. But you still don’t understand these things?
11 I tell you the truth. We talk about what we know. We tell about what we have seen. But you don’t accept what we tell you.
12 I have told you about things here on earth, but you do not believe me. So surely you will not believe me if I tell you about the things of heaven!
13 The only one who has ever gone up to heaven is the One who came down from heaven—the Son of Man.
14 “Moses lifted up the snake in the desert. It is the same with the Son of Man. The Son of Man must be lifted up too.
15 Then everyone who believes in him can have eternal life.