John 3:16

From Textus Receptus

Revision as of 07:44, 2 March 2016

John 3:16 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.

Commentary

John 3:16 has been called the greatest verse of the bible. Consider:

• 1.) "For God" - The Greatest Person.
• 2.) "So loved the world" - The Greatest Truth.
• 3.) "That He gave" - The Greatest Act.
• 4.) "His only begotten Son" - The Greatest Gift.
• 5.) "That whosoever" - The Greatest Invitation.
• 6.) "Believeth in Him" - The Greatest Plan.
• 7.) "Should not perish" - The Greatest Promise.
• 8.) "But have" - The Greatest Certainty.
• 9.) "Everlasting life" - The Greatest Destiny.

King James Version 2016

At first people may not be used to this change. Usually because this is one of the first verses people memorize, the feel of the verse may cause people to initially reject the reading. The main difference with the KJV 2016 Edition and previous editions is the 2016 does not hold to a historical sentimentality and linguistic formalism. The reading is accurate and relevant to today's English. The grammar has been updated from:

“For God so loved the world

to

"Because God loved the world so much

Modern English would not say:

For Bill so love his country, that he gave his life... It would say: Because Bill loved his country so much he gave his life...

• 1611 For God so loued þe world, that he gaue his only begotten Sonne: that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life.
• 1900 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.”
• 2016 Because God loved the world so much He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Nothing is lacking in this reading, and archaic grammar has been tidied up.

Greek

Textus Receptus

Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς Αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ᾽ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον

outōs gar ēgapēsen o theos ton kosmon ōste ton uion autou ton monogenē edōken ina pas o pisteuōn eis auton mē apolētai all echē zōēn aiōnion

Other Greek

English Translations

Wycliffe - For God louede so the world, that he ȝaf his oon bigetun sone, that ech man that bileueth in him perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf.

Foreign Language Versions

German

• 1534 Also hatt Gott die wellt geliebt, das er seynen eynigen son gab, auff das alle die an yhn glewben, nicht verloren werden, sondern das ewige leben haben, (Luther)

• 1546 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet, das er seinen eingebornen Son gab, Auff das alle die an jn gleuben, nicht verloren werden, sondern das ewige Leben haben.(Luther)

• 1912 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, daß er seinen eingeborenen Sohn gab, auf daß alle, die an ihn glauben, nicht verloren werden, sondern das ewige Leben haben.(Luther)

Omissions

The word Αὐτὸν appears in the Textus Receptus and the Byzantine text-type, but not the Alexandrian text-type.

John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Christian Bible, and has been called the most famous Bible verse. It has also been called the "Gospel in a nutshell" because it is considered a summary of some of the most central doctrines of traditional Christianity:

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