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. John 3:16 esv / 24 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. 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 As you can see, the original meaning of 'for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son,
The father, who loves the son eternally and supremely, who gave his beloved son as a sacrifice for sinners, displays his loving purpose for us by uniting us to his only son, giving us the right to become children of god (john 1:12).
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