John 3:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.

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  • 1 John 4:14 : 14 And we have seen and give witness that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
  • John 6:57 : 57 As the living Father has sent me, and I have life because of the Father, even so he who takes me for his food will have life because of me.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
  • John 6:29 : 29 Jesus, answering, said to them, This is to do the work of God: to have faith in him whom God has sent.
  • John 6:40 : 40 This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.
  • John 5:45 : 45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.
  • John 12:47-48 : 47 And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world. 48 He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.
  • John 10:36 : 36 Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?
  • John 11:42 : 42 I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.
  • John 20:21 : 21 And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
  • 1 Tim 2:5-6 : 5 For there is one God and one peacemaker between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 Who gave himself as an offering for all; witness of which was to be given at the right time;
  • John 8:15-16 : 15 You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man. 16 Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.
  • Isa 45:21-23 : 21 Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other. 22 Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have salvation, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other. 23 By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.
  • Isa 49:6-7 : 6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth. 7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
  • Isa 53:10-12 : 10 And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ... 11 ... made clear his righteousness before men ... had taken their sins on himself. 12 For this cause he will have a heritage with the great, and he will have a part in the goods of war with the strong, because he gave up his life, and was numbered with the evil-doers; taking on himself the sins of the people, and making prayer for the wrongdoers.
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
  • John 1:29 : 29 The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
  • John 5:36 : 36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
  • John 5:38 : 38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.
  • John 8:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.
  • John 7:29 : 29 I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
  • Luke 2:10-11 : 10 And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people: 11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.
  • 1 John 2:2 : 2 He is the offering for our sins; and not for ours only, but for all the world.
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
  • John 17:8 : 8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.
  • John 17:21 : 21 May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me.
  • Luke 9:56 : 56 And they went to another small town.
  • Matt 1:23 : 23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

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    46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

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    34 But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.

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    8 But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.

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    9 For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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    24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

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    3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

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    1 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

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    18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

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