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John 3:18

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16 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.

17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

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BSB
Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
KJV
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
WEB
He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.
ASV
He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
DARBY
He that believes on him is not judged: but he that believes not has been already judged, because he has not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
BLB
The one believing in Him is not judged, but the one not believing already has been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
ÅB
Den som tror på ham, blir ikke dømt; den som ikke tror, er allerede dømt, fordi han ikke har trodd på Guds enbårne Sønns navn.
OTB
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.
B1930
Den som tror på ham, blir ikke dømt; den som ikke tror, er allerede dømt, fordi han ikke har trodd på Guds enbårne Sønns navn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 John 5:10

    Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.

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  • Mark 16:16

    Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

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  • Romans 8:1

    Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

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  • John 5:24

    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

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  • 1 John 5:12

    Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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  • John 3:36

    Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

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  • Romans 5:1

    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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  • 1 John 4:9

    This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

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