john 3 16

John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Christian Bible,[1] and has been called the most famous Bible verse.[2] It has also been called the "Gospel in a nutshell"[3] because it is considered a summary of some of the most central doctrines of traditional Christianity:

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. – John 3:16 (KJV)

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Translations

The verse in the original Greek is as follows (associated Strong's Number in superscript): ??t??3779 ???1063 ???p?se?25 ?3588 Te??2316 t??3588 ??sµ??2889, ?ste5620 t??3588 ????5207 t??3588 µ????e??3439 ?d??e?1325, ??a2443 p??3956 ?3588 p?ste???4100 e??1519 ??t??846[4] µ?3361 ?p???ta?622 ????235 ???2192 ????2222 a??????166

This could be translated literally as: For in this way God loved the world: that he gave the unique son, so that all the ones trusting in him would not perish, but have eternal life.

A representative sample of published Bible translations render it as follows. Century & distinctive features Translation John 3:16 C1 Greek Original Koine Greek ??t?? ??? ???p?se? ? Te?? t?? ??sµ??, ?ste t?? ???? t?? µ????e?? ?d??e?, ??a p?? ? p?ste??? e?? ??t?? µ? ?p???ta? ???? ??? ???? a??????. C4 Latin Vulgate Sic enim Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret: ut omnis qui credit in eum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam æternam. C14 Middle English Wyclif's Bible For God louede so the world that he yaf his oon bigetun sone, that ech man that beliueth in him perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. C16 Protestant William Tyndale For God so loveth the world, that he hath given his only son, that none that believe in him, should perish: but should have everlasting life. C16 Roman Catholic Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. C17, replaced Latin as a longstanding standard Authorized King James Version For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. C19, forerunner of modern translations Revised Version For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. C20, formal equivalence Revised Standard Version (and ESV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. C20, formal equivalence New American Standard Bible For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. C20, dynamic equivalence Good News Bible For God loved the world so much that he