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 afin que quiconque croit en luiait la vie éternelle.

16 Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu’il a donné son Fils unique,afin que quiconque croit en lui ne périsse point, mais qu’il ait la vie éternelle.

17 Dieu, en effet, n’a pas envoyé son Fils dans le monde pour qu’il juge le monde, mais pour que le monde soit sauvé par lui.

18 Celui qui croit en lui n’est point jugé; mais celui qui ne croit pas est déjà jugé, parce qu’il n’a pas cru au nom du Fils unique de Dieu.

19 Etce jugement c’est que, la lumière étant venue dans le monde, les hommes ont préféré les ténèbres à la lumière, parce que leurs œuvres étaient mauvaises.

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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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