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 For god did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 esv / 30 helpful votes helpful not helpful “for god so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 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 John 3:16 appears in the conversation between nicodemus, a pharisee, who only appears in the gospel, and jesus, the son of god, and shows the motives of god the father on sending jesus to save humanity. As you can see, the original meaning of 'for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son,
John 3:16 (nlt) “for this is how god loved the world He gave his one and only son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” across these translations the meaning is consistent, yet the wording highlights different shades.
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