John 3:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
John 3:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 3:1721 words
οὐounot
γὰρgarfor
ἀπέστειλενapesteilensend away
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
τὸνtonthe
υἱὸνhyionson
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
κόσμονkosmonworld
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
κρίνῃkrinēavenge, conclude, condemn
τὸνtonthe
κόσμονkosmonworld
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
σωθῇsōthēheal, preserve, save (self)
ὁhothe
κόσμοςkosmosworld
δι’di’through / because of
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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