John 3:16

Because God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should have eternal life.

Family 35 New Testament

In The King James Version

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

In Context

15so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should have eternal life.

17For God did not send His Son into the world in order to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.

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Cross References

Mark 12:6Finally, still having his one beloved son, he even sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

John 1:14So the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we observed His glory, glory of an Only-begotten, from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:29The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him and says: “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 3:36The one believing into the Son has eternal life, but the one disobeying the Son will not see the Life, but the wrath of God will remain upon him.”

John 10:28And I give them eternal life, and they will never ever be wasted; and no one 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 →

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