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For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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A Revolutionary Love
Commentators explain that God's love for "the world" is a radical concept. It's not a love of approval for our actions, but a benevolent love for all humanity, even in our sinful state. Scholars note God hates sin but loves the sinner. This unmerited love is the foundational source of salvation, offered freely to a world that had no claim on Him.
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John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For God so loved. This does not mean that God approved the conduct of people, but that he had benevolent feelings toward…
For so (ουτως γαρ). This use of γαρ is quite in John's style in introducing his comments (2:25; 4:8; 5:13, etc.). This "Little Gos…
19th Century
Anglican
The last verse has spoken of every one who believes. The thought went beyond the limits that Rabbis set to the kingdom of God. Its only li…
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Baptist
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not peri…
Commentators are divided as to whether vv.16–21 are a direct continuation of the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus or represent only the aut…
16th Century
Protestant
For God so loved the world. Christ opens up the first cause, and, as it were, the source of our salvation, and He does so, so that no doub…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For God so loved the world
The Persic version reads "men": but not every man in the world is here meant, or all th…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Lord assigned the coming down of the Son and the lifting up of the Son of Man as the cause of spiritual regeneration, and he e…
