John 3:16

Modern English Version

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

Then He said, “Do not lay your hands on the boy or do anything to him, because now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your only son from Me.”

Genesis 22:2

Then He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 9:13

But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Mark 12:6

“Having yet his one well-beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will revere my son.’

Luke 2:14

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, and good will toward men.”

John 1:14

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the only begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:18

No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 10:28

I give them eternal life. They shall never perish, nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand.

John 3:15

that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but may have eternal life.

John 3:18

He who believes in Him is not condemned. But he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

John 3:36

He who believes in the Son has eternal life. He who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

John 6:40

This is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

Romans 5:10

For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, how much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by His life!

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 8:32

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Ephesians 2:4

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and has given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace,

Titus 3:4

But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward mankind appeared,

Hebrews 2:9

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels to suffer death, crowned with glory and honor, so that He, by the grace of God, should experience death for everyone.

1 John 3:1

Consider how much love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

1 John 4:19

We love Him because He first loved us.

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,