¹³And ^qno man hath ascended up to heaven, but ^rhe that came down from heaven, even the Son of man ^swhich is in heaven. ¹⁴And ^tas Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so ^umust the Son of man ^wbe lifted up: ¹⁵That ^xwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but ^yhave eternal life. ¹⁶For ^zGod so loved the world, that he ^agave his ^bonly begotten Son, that ^xwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷For ^bbGod sent not his Son into the world ^cto condemn the world; ^dbut that the world through him might be saved.

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John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Footnotes

q Prov. 30:4. ch. 6:62. Acts 2:34. 1 Cor. 15:47. So Deut. 30:12. ver. 31. ch. 16:28. Eph. 4:9, 10.
rch. 6:38, 42, 51, 58. So ver. 31.
sch. 1:18 in the Gk. So ch. 7:34.
t Num. 21:9. Comp. Wisd. 16:7, 12, 13.
u Luke 24:7, 26 (Gk.), 44, 46 (Gk.).
wch. 8:28. & 12:32, 34.
xSee ver. 36.
yver. 36. ch. 6:40, 47.
z Rom. 5:8. 1 John 4:9. So 1 John 4:16.
aSo Rom. 8:32. Comp. Gen. 22:16.
bver. 18. See ch. 1:18. Comp. Heb. 11:17.
xSee ver. 36.
bbSee ch. 10:36.
cch. 8:15 (Gk.). & 12:47 (Gk.). So ch. 5:45. Comp. ch. 8:11 with ch. 9:39.
dSee Matt. 18:11.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

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. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

NLTNew Living Translation

No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And no one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, thus it is necessary that the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.”

For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world in order that he should judge the world, but in order that the world should be saved through him.