John 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
John 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.”
John 3:17 — World English Bible
John 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.”
John 3:17 — American Standard Version
John 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;”
John 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation
John 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ForGod has not sent his Son into the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him. ”
John 3:17 — Darby Translation
John 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For God sent not his Sonne into the world, that he should condemne the world, but that the world through him might be saued.”
John 3:17 — Geneva Bible
John 3:17 in Context — John 3
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 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.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 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.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
What Does John 3:17 Mean?
John 3:17 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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