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John 3:14-17
New King James Version
John 3:14-17
New King James Version
14 (A)And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so (B)must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever (C)believes in Him should [a]not perish but (D)have eternal life. 16 (E)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten (F)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 (G)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
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- John 3:15 NU omits not perish but
John 3:14-17
New American Standard Bible
John 3:14-17
New American Standard Bible
14 And just as (A)Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must (B)the Son of Man (C)be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who [a]believes will (D)have eternal life in Him.
16 “For God so (E)loved the world, that He (F)gave His (G)only Son, so that everyone who (H)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God (I)did not send the Son into the world (J)to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.
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- John 3:15 Or believes in Him will have eternal life
John 3:14-17
Amplified Bible
John 3:14-17
Amplified Bible
14 Just as Moses lifted up the [bronze] serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross],(A) 15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life [after physical death, and will actually live forever].
16 “For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] [a]only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but that the world might be saved through Him.
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- John 3:16 Jesus, God’s only Son, the One who is truly unique, the only one of His kind.
John 3:14-17
New International Version
John 3:14-17
New International Version
14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,(A) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[a](B) 15 that everyone who believes(C) may have eternal life in him.”[b](D)
16 For God so loved(E) the world that he gave(F) his one and only Son,(G) that whoever believes(H) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(I) 17 For God did not send his Son into the world(J) to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.(K)
John 3:14-17
King James Version
John 3:14-17
King James Version
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
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.
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