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

GreekMeaning

ΟὕτωςHoutōs

ThusadverbG3779

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ἠγάπησενēgapēsen

lovedverbG25

ὁho

thearticleG3588

θεὸςtheos

GodnounG2316

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

κόσμονkosmon

worldnounG2889

ὥστεhōste

thatwordG5620

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

υἱὸνhyion

SonnounG5207

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

μονογενῆmonogenē

only begottenadjectiveG3439

ἔδωκενedōken

He gaveverbG1325

ἵναhina

so thatwordG2443

πᾶςpas

everyoneadjectiveG3956

ὁho

whoarticleG3588

πιστεύωνpisteuōn

is believingverbG4100

εἰςeis

inprepositionG1519

αὐτὸνauton

HimpronounG846

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

ἀπόληταιapolētai

may perishverbG622

ἀλλὰalla

butwordG235

ἔχῃechē

may haveverbG2192

ζωὴνzōēn

lifenounG2222

αἰώνιονaiōnion

eternaladjectiveG166

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Priya NairNote2mo ago

For God so loved the world

I grew up with this verse as a slogan. Coming back to it as an adult, what strikes me is the word "world" - kosmos in Greek. Not just people. The whole created order. The scope of God's love is larger...

Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago

So Loved the World

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. The most quoted verse in Scripture. John summarizes the entire gospel...