John 3:16 esv / 26 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. Modern english version john 3:16, for god so love the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. return to Questions about salvation what does john 3:16 mean? 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 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.
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