John 3:16

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Rom 5:8 : 8 But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
  • 1 John 4:9-9 : 9 Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
  • John 3:15 : 15 that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
  • John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?
  • John 6:40 : 40 For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
  • Rom 8:32 : 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?
  • John 3:36 : 36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
  • 1 John 4:19 : 19 We love, because he first loved us.
  • John 10:28 : 28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
  • 1 Tim 1:15-16 : 15 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief: 16 howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.
  • John 1:29 : 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
  • Rom 5:10 : 10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;
  • 2 Cor 5:19-21 : 19 to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech [you] on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. 21 Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
  • 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.
  • Eph 2:4 : 4 but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
  • Rev 1:5 : 5 and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
  • Matt 9:13 : 13 But go ye and learn what [this] meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him] .
  • John 1:14 : 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
  • Titus 3:4 : 4 But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,
  • Mark 12:6 : 6 He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
  • Luke 2:14 : 14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

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  • John 3:17-19
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    17For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

    18He 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.

    19And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

  • 1 John 4:9-11
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    9Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

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  • John 3:34-36
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    34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.

    35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

    36He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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    16Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

  • Rom 5:8
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    8But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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    47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.

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    10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son.

    11And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

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    23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him] .

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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

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    40For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

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    2even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.

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    27for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

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    16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

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    9Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

  • 1 John 5:5
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    5And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

  • 1 John 4:7
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    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

  • Gal 1:4
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    4who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

  • John 12:46
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    46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.

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    26and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

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  • Rom 6:23
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    23For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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    2and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

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    17Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

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    25He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

  • Titus 3:6
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    6which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

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    35For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

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    15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.