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John 3:15–16

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That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
¶ 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.
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From verse 15

  1. John 3:16Rank 1 from verse 15
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    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.

  2. John 6:40Rank 2 from verse 15
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    40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  3. John 3:36Rank 3 from verse 15
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    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  4. 1 John 5:11–13Rank 4 from verse 15
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    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

    13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

  5. John 12:44–46Rank 5 from verse 15
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    44¶ Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

    45And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

    46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

  6. 1 John 5:1Rank 6 from verse 15
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  7. 1 John 5:20Rank 7 from verse 15
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  8. Romans 10:9–14Rank 8 from verse 15
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    9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

    10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

    11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

    12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

    13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

    14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

  9. Hebrews 7:25Rank 9 from verse 15
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    25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

  10. John 10:28–30Rank 10 from verse 15
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    28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

    29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

    30I and my Father are one.

  11. John 20:31Rank 11 from verse 15
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    31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

  12. Isaiah 45:22Rank 12 from verse 15
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    22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

  13. Acts 16:30–31Rank 13 from verse 15
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    30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

    31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

  14. John 1:12Rank 14 from verse 15
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    12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

  15. John 11:25–26Rank 15 from verse 15
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    25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

    26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

  16. John 6:47Rank 16 from verse 15
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    47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

  17. John 5:24Rank 17 from verse 15
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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  18. Luke 19:10Rank 18 from verse 15
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    10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  19. Galatians 2:16Rank 19 from verse 15
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    16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

  20. John 17:2–3Rank 20 from verse 15
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    2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  21. Romans 6:22–23Rank 21 from verse 15
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    22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

    23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  22. 1 John 2:25Rank 22 from verse 15
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    25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

  23. Acts 8:36Rank 23 from verse 15
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    36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

  24. Hebrews 10:39Rank 24 from verse 15
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    39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

  25. Mark 16:16Rank 25 from verse 15
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    16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

  26. 1 Corinthians 1:18Rank 26 from verse 15
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    18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

  27. 2 Corinthians 4:3Rank 27 from verse 15
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    3But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

  28. Acts 13:41Rank 28 from verse 15
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    41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

  29. Galatians 2:20Rank 29 from verse 15
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    20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

  30. Matthew 18:10Rank 30 from verse 15
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    10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

  31. Romans 5:1–2Rank 31 from verse 15
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    1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

    2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  32. Romans 5:21Rank 32 from verse 15
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    21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

  33. John 16:33Rank 33 from verse 15
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

From verse 16

  1. Romans 5:8Rank 1 from verse 16
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    8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

  2. 1 John 4:9–10Rank 2 from verse 16
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    9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

  3. Romans 8:32Rank 3 from verse 16
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    32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

  4. John 3:15Rank 4 from verse 16
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    15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

  5. John 11:25–26Rank 5 from verse 16
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    25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

    26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

  6. John 6:40Rank 6 from verse 16
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    40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  7. John 3:36Rank 7 from verse 16
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    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  8. 1 John 4:19Rank 8 from verse 16
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    19We love him, because he first loved us.

  9. John 10:28Rank 9 from verse 16
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    28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

  10. 1 Timothy 1:15–16Rank 10 from verse 16
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    15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

    16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

  11. Romans 5:10Rank 11 from verse 16
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    10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

  12. John 1:29Rank 12 from verse 16
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    29¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

  13. 2 Thessalonians 2:16Rank 13 from verse 16
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    16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

  14. 2 Corinthians 5:19–21Rank 14 from verse 16
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    19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

    20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

    21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

  15. Ephesians 2:4Rank 15 from verse 16
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

  16. Matthew 9:13Rank 16 from verse 16
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    13But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  17. Revelation 1:5Rank 17 from verse 16
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    5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

  18. Genesis 22:12Rank 18 from verse 16
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    12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

  19. John 1:14Rank 19 from verse 16
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    14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  20. Titus 3:4Rank 20 from verse 16
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    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

  21. John 1:18Rank 21 from verse 16
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  22. Mark 12:6Rank 22 from verse 16
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    6Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

  23. Luke 2:14Rank 23 from verse 16
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    14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

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John 3:15

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

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COMBINED MEANING

perish

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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 3:16

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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loved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

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begotten

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Sense 1: Brought forth as offspring or standing in the stated relation of offspring. Sense 2: Brought forth, raised, or made alive in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

perish

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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

everlasting

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1. Continuing without end. 2. Extending backward without beginning. 3. Enduring or permanent throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:14¶ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

3:15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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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.

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3:17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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