16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.


In Context

13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven-- the Son of Man.

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15 that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.

John 3:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:16For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16for God did so love the world, that His Son — the only begotten — He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.