# John 3.17

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 15. <span class="rl-speech">that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.</span>
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> **17. <span class="rl-speech">For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.</span>**
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> 18. <span class="rl-speech">He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.</span> (John 3:15-19, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 15. <span class="rl-speech">that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.</span>
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> **17. <span class="rl-speech">For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.</span>**
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> 18. <span class="rl-speech">He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.</span> (John 3:15-19, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 15. <span class="rl-speech">That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **17. <span class="rl-speech">For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.</span>**
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> 18. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.</span> (John 3:15-19, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 15. <span class="rl-speech">that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">for God did so love the world, that His Son, the only begotten, He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.</span>
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> **17. <span class="rl-speech">For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;</span>**
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> 18. <span class="rl-speech">he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;</span> (John 3:15-19, YLT)

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 3](/codex/john-3/)
- [Quick Objection Responses](/codex/quick-objection-responses/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G4982 - sozo](/codex/g4982-sozo/)

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## Notes