# John 3.36

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 34. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure. 35. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
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> **36. He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.** (John 3:34-36, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 34. For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure. 35. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
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> **36. One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”** (John 3:34-36, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 34. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. 35. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
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> **36. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.** (John 3:34-36, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 34. for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit; 35. the Father doth love the Son, and all things hath given into his hand;
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> **36. he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'** (John 3:34-36, YLT)

## Setting

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- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Conditional Immortality from Text-First Method](/codex/conditional-immortality-from-text-first-method/)
- [OT vs NT God Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/)
- [OT vs NT God Objection](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection/)
- [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/)
- [Salvation Exclusivity](/codex/salvation-exclusivity/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/)
- [G4100 - pisteuo](/codex/g4100-pisteuo/)

**Passages:**

- [Romans 1.18](/codex/romans-1-18/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.