For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. As you can see, the original meaning of 'for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, John 3:16 esv / 24 helpful votes helpful not helpful “for god so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
God So Loved That He Gave His Only Son
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
John 3:16 appears in the conversation between nicodemus, a pharisee, who only appears in the gospel, and jesus, the son of god, and shows the motives of god the father on sending jesus to save humanity.
For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
