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Where is “For God so loved the world” in the Bible?
“For God so loved the world” is John 3:16. It comes in Jesus’ night conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee. Readers differ on whether Jesus is still speaking or John is commenting.
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It is John 3:16.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
It comes in Jesus’ night conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee. Readers differ on whether Jesus is still speaking or John is commenting.
The verse
For God loved the world in this way: he gave his Son, the one and only, so that whoever believes in him would not perish but would have eternal life.
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What it means there
“So” means “in this way”: God showed his love by giving his only Son. The next verse says the Son was sent to save the world, not to condemn it (John 3:17).
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Where is “For God so loved the world” in the Bible?
“For God so loved the world” is John 3:16. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. It comes in Jesus’ night conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee. Readers differ on whether Jesus is still speaking or John is commenting.
Is “For God so loved the world” in the Bible?
Yes. It is John 3:16. In the Lumin Translation, John 3:16 reads: “For God loved the world in this way: he gave his Son, the one and only, so that whoever believes in him would not perish but would have eternal life.”
Who said “For God so loved the world”?
It comes in Jesus’ night conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee. Readers differ on whether Jesus is still speaking or John is commenting.
What does “For God so loved the world” mean in the Bible?
“So” means “in this way”: God showed his love by giving his only Son. The next verse says the Son was sent to save the world, not to condemn it (John 3:17).
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