John 3:15
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 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.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
- KJV
- That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- WEB
- that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- ASV
- that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
- DARBY
- that every one who believes on him may [not perish, but] have life eternal.
- BLB
- so that everyone believing in Him may have eternal life.
- ÅB
- for at hver den som tror på ham, skal ha evig liv.
- OTB
- for at hver den som tror, skal ha evig liv ved ham.
- B1930
- forat hver den som tror på ham, skal ha evig liv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 3:16
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.
Read in contextJohn 6:40
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Read in context1 John 5:11–13
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Read in contextJohn 3:36
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.
Read in contextJohn 12:44–46
Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
Read in context1 John 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
Read in contextRomans 10:9–14
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Read in context1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
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