John 3:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
John 3:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 3:1625 words
ΟὕτωςHoutōsthus / so
γὰρgarfor
ἠγάπησενēgapēsen(be-)love(-ed)
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
τὸνtonthe
κόσμονkosmonworld
ὥστεhōsteso that / therefore
τὸνtonthe
υἱὸνhyionson
τὸνtonthe
μονογενῆmonogenēonly-begotten
ἔδωκενedōkengive
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
πᾶςpasall / every
ὁhothe
πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelieve
εἰςeisinto / to
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
μὴmēnot
ἀπόληταιapolētaidestroy / perish
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἔχῃechēhave
ζωὴνzōēnlife
αἰώνιονaiōnioneternal
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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