11 translations · Greek
John 3:16
For 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.
John 3:16 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for God so loved the world that He gave the only begotten Son, that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- For God loved the world, and this is how: he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who trusts in him shouldn't die, but have eternal life.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For 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 Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οὕτως | Houtōs | so | G3779 οὕτως thus(-ly) |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἠγάπησεν | ēgapēsen | loved | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κόσμον | kosmon | world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| ὥστε | hōste | that | G5620 ὥστε so |
| τὸν | ton | [His] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱὸν | Huion | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μονογενῆ | monogenē | one and only | G3439 μονογενής unique |
| ἔδωκεν | edōken | He gave | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| ἵνα | hina | that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| πᾶς | pas | everyone | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ὁ | ho | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πιστεύων | pisteuōn | believes | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 εἰς toward |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| ἀπόληται | apolētai | shall not perish | G622 ἀπολλύω to destroy |
| ἀλλ’ | all’ | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| ἔχῃ | echē | have | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| ζωὴν | zōēn | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| αἰώνιον | aiōnion | eternal | G166 αἰώνιος eternal |
Related verses
- Romans 5:8
But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- 1 John 4:9–10
By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- Romans 8:32
He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?
- John 3:15
that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- John 11:25–26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
- John 6:40
This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 3:36
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
- 1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.
- John 10:28
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
- 1 Timothy 1:15–16
The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
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In context
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
15 that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For 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.
17 For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
Read all of John 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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