Passage
John 3.36
Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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;
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)
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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.
- G0166 - aionios, aionios, Strong's G0166
- G2222 - zoe, zoe, Strong's G2222
- G4100 - pisteuo, pisteuo, Strong's G4100
- G5207 - huios, huios, Strong's G5207
- G2316 - theos, theos, Strong's G2316
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Arguments and defeaters:
- Conditional Immortality from Text-First Method
- God Created Me Knowing I Would Reject Him Objection Defeater
- OT vs NT God Objection Defeater
Concepts:
- Atheism
- Conditional Immortality
- OT vs NT God Objection
- Penal Substitutionary Atonement
- Salvation Exclusivity
Lexicon:
Passages:
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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- 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 for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.