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Johannes 3,16

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God's loveEternal lifeFaithSalvation

14 Likesom Moses løftet opp slangen i ørkenen, slik må Menneskesønnen bli opphøyet,

15 for at hver den som tror, skal ha evig liv ved ham.

For Gud elsket verden så høyt at han ga sin enbårne Sønn, for at hver den som tror på ham, ikke skal gå fortapt, men ha evig liv.

17 For Gud sendte ikke sin Sønn til verden for å dømme verden, men for at verden skulle bli frelst ved ham.

18 Den som tror på ham, blir ikke dømt, men den som ikke tror, er allerede dømt fordi de ikke har trodd på Guds enbårne Sønns navn.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
For God so loved the world that He gave the Son, the only begotten, so that everyone believing in Him shall not perish but shall have eternal life.
ÅB
For så har Gud elsket verden at han gav sin Sønn, den enbårne, for at hver den som tror på ham, ikke skal fortapes, men ha evig liv;
OTB
For Gud elsket verden så høyt at han ga sin enbårne Sønn, for at hver den som tror på ham, ikke skal gå fortapt, men ha evig liv.
B1930
For så har Gud elsket verden at han gav sin Sønn, den enbårne, forat hver den som tror på ham, ikke skal fortapes, men ha evig liv;

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Short explanation

The verse says that God's love is what sets everything in motion: God gives his Son, and whoever believes in him has eternal life. “The world” is the whole of humanity, not just a few. “Eternal life” is a life with God that begins now and never ends.

Context: Jesus says this to Nicodemus, a Pharisee who came to him by night, in a conversation about being born again.

See also: Johannes 3,17, Romerne 5,8, 1. Johannes 4,9

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