John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
15so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life.
Cross References
Genesis 22:12And he said, Do not lay thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything to him. For now I know that thou fear God, since thou have not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.
Mark 12:6Therefore, still having his one beloved son, he also sent him to them, last, saying, They will be made ashamed by my son.
John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:29On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 3:36He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
John 10:28And I give them eternal life, and they will, no, not perish into the age, and not any will snatch them out of my hand.
Matthew Henry on John 3:2-22
Christ's Interview with Nicodemus. 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time… Read the whole commentary →