John 3:16 facts for kids
John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John) is a verse from the Christian Bible. It has been called the "Gospel in a nutshell." It is also thought to be one of the most important doctrines of Christianity:
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 (KJV)
| Translation | John 3:16 |
|---|---|
| Greek | Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς Αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ᾽ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. |
| Vulgate (Latin) | Sic enim Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret: ut omnis qui credit in eum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam æternam. |
| American Standard Version | For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. |
| Amplified Bible | For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. |
| A Voice In The Wilderness Holy Scriptures | For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish but have eternal life. |
| Bible in Basic English | For God had such love for the world that He gave His only Son, so that whoever has faith in Him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. |
| Contemporary English Version | God loved the people of this world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who Has faith in Him will have eternal life and never really die. |
| Douai-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision | For God so loved the world, as to give His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in Him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. |
| Easy To Read Version | Yes, God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him would not be lost but have eternal life. |
| English Standard Version | For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. |
| Geneva Bible | For God so loved the world, that He hath given His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
| GOD'S WORD | God loved the world this way: He gave His only Son so that everyone who believes in Him will not die but will have eternal life. |
| Good News Translation | For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. |
| Holman Christian Standard Bible | For God loved the world in this way: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but have eternal life. |
| International Standard Version | For this is how God loved the world: He gave His unique Son so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. |
| Jerusalem Bible | Yes, God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not be lost but may have eternal life. |
| King James Version | 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. |
| HSV | For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
| The Living Bible | For God loved the world so much that He gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. |
| The Message | This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, His one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. |
| New American Bible | For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life. |
| New American Standard Bible | For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. |
| New American Standard Bible Update | For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
| New Century Version | God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son so that whoever believes in Him may not be lost, but have eternal life. |
| New English Bible | God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, that everyone who has faith in Him may not die but have eternal life. |
| New English Translation | For this is the way God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. |
| New International Readers Version | God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son. Anyone who believes in Him will not die but will have eternal life. |
| New International Version | 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. |
| New Jerusalem Bible | For this is how God loved the world: He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life. |
| New King James Version | For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. |
| New Living Translation | For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. |
| New Revised Standard Version | For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life. |
| New World Translation | For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life. |
| Recovery Version | For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone who believes into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life. |
| Revised English Bible | God so loved the world that He gave His only son that everyone who has faith in Him may not perish but have eternal life |
| Revised Standard Version | For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. |
| Revised Version | 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. |
| Today's New International Version | 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. |
| William Tyndale | For God so loveth the world, that He hath given His only son, that none that believe in Him, should perish: but should have everlasting life. |
| Wyclif's Bible (Middle English) | For God louede so the world that He yaf His oon bigetun sone, that ech man that beliueth in Him perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. |
Images for kids
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Jesus (left) and Nicodemus at night, depicted by William Hole
See also
In Spanish: Juan 3:16 para niños
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