Verse
John 3:17 — For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but…
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
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The verses around John 3:17.
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18He 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.
19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Verse explanation
It clarifies the intention behind Jesus coming into the world: it was not to judge or condemn people, but to open a path of salvation — the opposite of what many expected from a Messiah who would come to judge Israel’s enemies.
From the John 3 study in Bible in Stories.
John 3:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque Deus enviou o seu Filho ao mundo, não para que condemnasse o mundo, mas para que o mundo fosse salvo por elle.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque Deus não mandou seu Filho ao mundo para que condenasse ao mundo; mas sim para que o mundo por ele fosse salvo;
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Dios no envió al Hijo al mundo para condenarlo, sino para salvar al mundo por medio de él.
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In other languages: Português (João 3:17) · Español (Juan 3:17)
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