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John 3:16–17: Devotionals and Reflections

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

John 3:16–17World English Bible

These verses place God’s love at the beginning of the story: he gives his Son so that those who believe in him may have eternal life. They describe the Son’s mission as one of salvation rather than judgment.

Devotionals connected to this passage

  • John 3:16–17

    Love That Gives

    These two verses begin with God’s love, not with our ability to make ourselves worthy of it. The movement of the passage is outward: God loves the world and gives his Son. That word world keeps the ho

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