John 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 3:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἠγάπησεν
agapáō
G25
to love
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κόσμον
kósmos
G2889
world
ὥστε
hṓste
G5620
so that
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸν
huiós
G5207
son
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
μονογενῆ
monogenḗs
G3439
only
ἔδωκεν
dídōmi
G1325
to give
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
πᾶς
pâs
G3956
all
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πιστεύων
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἀπόληται
apóllymi
G622
to destroy
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἔχῃ
échō
G2192
to have
ζωὴν
zōḗ
G2222
life
αἰώνιον
aiṓnios
G166
eternal
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World English Bible Public Domain
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For God so loved the world, that he gave his One and Only Son, so that everyone believing in him would not perish but would have eternal life.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).