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John 3:17–18

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For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
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From verse 17

  1. 1 John 4:14Rank 1 from verse 17
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    14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

  2. Luke 19:10Rank 2 from verse 17
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    10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  3. John 12:47–48Rank 3 from verse 17
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    47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

    48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

  4. John 6:57Rank 4 from verse 17
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    57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

  5. John 6:40Rank 5 from verse 17
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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.

  6. 1 Timothy 2:5–6Rank 6 from verse 17
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    5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

    6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

  7. John 6:29Rank 7 from verse 17
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    29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

  8. John 20:21Rank 8 from verse 17
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    21Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

  9. 1 John 2:2Rank 9 from verse 17
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    2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

  10. John 17:3Rank 10 from verse 17
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    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  11. John 11:42Rank 11 from verse 17
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    42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

  12. John 1:29Rank 12 from verse 17
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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. John 5:45Rank 13 from verse 17
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    45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

  14. John 7:29Rank 14 from verse 17
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    29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

  15. John 8:42Rank 15 from verse 17
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    42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

  16. Zechariah 9:9Rank 16 from verse 17
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    9¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  17. John 8:15–16Rank 17 from verse 17
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    15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

    16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

  18. Matthew 1:23Rank 18 from verse 17
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    23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  19. Isaiah 53:10–12Rank 19 from verse 17
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    10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

    11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

    12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  20. Isaiah 45:21–23Rank 20 from verse 17
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    21Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

    22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

    23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

  21. John 10:36Rank 21 from verse 17
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    36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  22. John 17:8Rank 22 from verse 17
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    8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

  23. John 5:36Rank 23 from verse 17
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    36¶ But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

  24. Luke 2:10–11Rank 24 from verse 17
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    10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

    11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

  25. Isaiah 49:6–7Rank 25 from verse 17
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    6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

    7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  26. John 17:21Rank 26 from verse 17
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    21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

  27. John 5:38Rank 27 from verse 17
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    38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

  28. Matthew 18:10Rank 28 from verse 17
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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.

  29. Luke 9:56Rank 29 from verse 17
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    56For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

From verse 18

  1. 1 John 5:10Rank 1 from verse 18
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    10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

  2. Mark 16:16Rank 2 from verse 18
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    16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

  3. Romans 8:1Rank 3 from verse 18
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    1THERE is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

  4. John 5:24Rank 4 from verse 18
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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.

  5. 1 John 5:12Rank 5 from verse 18
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    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

  6. John 3:36Rank 6 from verse 18
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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.

  7. Romans 5:1Rank 7 from verse 18
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    1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

  8. 1 John 4:9Rank 8 from verse 18
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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.

  9. John 20:31Rank 9 from verse 18
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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.

  10. John 6:40Rank 10 from verse 18
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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.

  11. John 6:47Rank 11 from verse 18
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    47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

  12. Romans 8:34Rank 12 from verse 18
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    34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

  13. John 1:18Rank 13 from verse 18
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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.

  14. Hebrews 2:3Rank 14 from verse 18
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    3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

  15. Hebrews 12:25Rank 15 from verse 18
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    25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

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John 3:17

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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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Son

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

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condemn

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To pronounce guilty or wrong; to sentence, judge against, disapprove, or doom.

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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

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

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

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John 3:18

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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condemned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of condemn, meaning to pronounce guilty or wrong; to sentence, judge against, disapprove, or doom.

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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

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believed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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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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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

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

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

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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3:18¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

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3:19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

3:21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

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