John 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

John 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.”

John 3:17 — World English Bible

John 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.”

John 3:17 — American Standard Version

John 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;”

John 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation

John 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For God has not sent his Son into the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him.”

John 3:17 — Darby Translation

John 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For God sent not his Sonne into the world, that he should condemne the world, but that the world through him might be saued.”

John 3:17 — Geneva Bible

John 3:17 in Context — John 3

15 Para que todo aquel que en él creyere, no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna.

16 Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado á su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.

17 Porque no envió Dios á su Hijo al mundo para que condene al mundo, mas para que el mundo sea salvo por él.

18 El que en él cree, no es condenado; mas el que no cree, ya es condenado, porque no creyó en el nombre del unigénito Hijo de Dios.

19 Y esta es la condenación: porque la luz vino al mundo, y los hombres amaron más las tinieblas que la luz; porque sus obras eran malas.

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What Does John 3:17 Mean?

John 3:17 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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