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John 3:16 — 'For God So Loved the World'

The most famous Bible verse and its profound meaning explained.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

— John 3:16 (BSB)

More Verses

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

— John 3:16 (BSB)

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.”

— John 3:17 (BSB)

“Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

— John 3:18 (BSB)

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,”

— John 3:14 (BSB)

“that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.”

— John 3:15 (BSB)

“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.””

— John 3:36 (BSB)

“But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

— Romans 5:8 (BSB)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

— Romans 6:23 (BSB)

“He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?”

— Romans 8:32 (BSB)

“that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

— Romans 10:9 (BSB)

“This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.”

— 1 John 4:9 (BSB)

“And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

— 1 John 4:10 (BSB)

“And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.”

— 1 John 5:11 (BSB)

“Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

— 1 John 5:12 (BSB)

“I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.”

— 1 John 5:13 (BSB)

“But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,”

— Ephesians 2:4 (BSB)

“made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!”

— Ephesians 2:5 (BSB)

“For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,”

— Ephesians 2:8 (BSB)

“not by works, so that no one can boast.”

— Ephesians 2:9 (BSB)

“But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—”

— John 1:12 (BSB)

“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.”

— John 5:24 (BSB)

“For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.””

— John 6:40 (BSB)

“Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.”

— John 6:47 (BSB)

“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.”

— John 10:28 (BSB)

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.”

— John 11:25 (BSB)

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

— John 14:6 (BSB)

“Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.”

— John 17:3 (BSB)

“Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.””

— Acts 4:12 (BSB)

“They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.””

— Acts 16:31 (BSB)

“I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”

— Galatians 2:20 (BSB)

“The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.”

— 2 Peter 3:9 (BSB)

“who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

— 1 Timothy 2:4 (BSB)

“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.”

— Titus 2:11 (BSB)

“He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”

— Titus 3:5 (BSB)

“But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.”

— Isaiah 53:5 (BSB)

“We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.”

— Isaiah 53:6 (BSB)

“He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.””

— 1 Peter 2:24 (BSB)

“so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.”

— Hebrews 9:28 (BSB)

“But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”

— John 20:31 (BSB)

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

— Romans 3:23 (BSB)

Frequently Asked Questions

What does John 3:16 mean?

John 3:16 summarizes the Gospel: God's love motivated Him to send Jesus, His only Son, so that anyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. It reveals the scope of God's love (the whole world), the cost (His Son), the condition (belief), and the result (eternal life).