11 translations · Greek
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.”
John 3:36 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.”
- KJV King James Version
- He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- he who is believing in the Son has continuous life; and he who is not believing the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Anyone who trusts in the Son has eternal life, but anyone who refuses to trust the Son will not experience eternal life but remains under God's condemnation.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that believes on the Son has life eternal, and he that is not subject to the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- He that believeth on the Son, hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | Whoever | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πιστεύων | pisteuōn | believes | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱὸν | Huion | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| ἔχει | echei | has | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| ζωὴν | zōēn | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| αἰώνιον | aiōnion | eternal | G166 αἰώνιος eternal |
| ὁ | ho | Whoever | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| ἀπειθῶν | apeithōn | rejects | G544 ἀπειθέω to disobey |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱῷ | Huiō | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| οὐκ | ouk | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ὄψεται | opsetai | will not see | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| ζωήν | zōēn | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| ἀλλ’ | all’ | Instead | G235 ἀλλά but |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὀργὴ | orgē | wrath | G3709 ὀργή wrath |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| μένει | menei | remains | G3306 μένω to stay |
| ἐπ’ | ep’ | on | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| αὐτόν | auton | him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- John 5:24
“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
- John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
- John 3:15–16
that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 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.
- 1 John 5:10–13
He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life. …
- Romans 1:17–18
For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.” For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
- Romans 5:9
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.
- John 8:51
Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”
- John 3:3
Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
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.”
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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