2 Peter Chapter 3 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 NIV. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
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John 3:16 in the print edition of King James Version | |
Book | Gospel of John |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John of the New Testament) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Bible and has been called the most famous Bible verse.[1] It has also been called the 'Gospel in a nutshell', because it is considered a summary of the central theme of traditional Christianity:[1]
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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. (King James Bible Version)
Biblical context[edit]
Jesus talking to Nicodemus, depicted by William Hole
In Exodus 4:22, the Israelites as a people are called 'my firstborn son' by God using the singular form. In John, the focus shifts to the person of Jesus as representative of that title. The verse is part of the New Testament narrative in the third chapter of John in the discussion at Jerusalem between Jesus and Nicodemus, who is called a 'ruler of the Jews'. (v. 1) After speaking of the necessity of a man being born again before he could 'see the kingdom of God', (v. 3) Jesus spoke also of 'heavenly things' (v. 11–13) and of salvation (v. 14–17) and the condemnation (v. 18–19) of those that do not believe in Jesus. '14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.' (John 3:14–15) Note that verse 15 is nearly identical to the latter part of John 3:16.
Translations[edit]
A representative sample of published Bible translations renders it as follows. (It is worth noting that since this is perhaps the best-known verse, many translations have tried to maintain a traditional rendering).[2][3]
Century & distinctive features | Translation | John 3:16 |
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C1, Greek | Original Koine Greek | Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ᾽ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Hoútōs gàr ēgápēsen ho theòs ton kósmon, hṓste tòn huiòn tòn monogenê édōken, hína pâs ho pisteúōn eis autòn mḕ apólētai all᾽ ékhēi zōḕn aiṓnion. |
C2, Syriac | Peshitta Bible | ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܝܩ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܠܒܪܗ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܢܬܠ ܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܟܗ ܠܐ ܢܐܟܙ ܐܠܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܗ ܝܚܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ܀ Hāḵanā gér ʼaḥeḇ ʼalāhā lʻālmā ʼaykanā dlaḇreh yḥyḏāyā yetel dkul man damhaymen beh lā naḇaḏ élā nehwuwn leh ḥayé dalʻālam. |
C4, Latin | Vulgate | Sic enim Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret: ut omnis qui credit in eum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam æternam. |
C14, Middle English | Wycliffe's Bible | For God louede so þe world that he ȝaf his oon bigetun sone þat ech man þat bileueþ in him perische not but haue euerlastynge lijf. |
C16, Protestant | Tyndale Bible | For God so loveth the worlde yͭ he hath geven his only sonne that none that beleve in him shuld perisshe: but shuld have everlastinge lyfe. |
C16, Roman Catholic | Douay–Rheims Bible (1899 American Edition) | For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. |
C17, replaced Latin as a long-lasting standard | King James Version (1769 Oxford edition) | For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
C19, forerunner of modern version | Revised Version | For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. |
C20, formal equivalence | New American Standard Bible | For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life |
C20, dynamic equivalence | Good News Translation | For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. |
C20, in-between approach, best-seller | New International Version | 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. |
C21, formal equivalence | English Standard Version (unchanged from RSV) | For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. |
C21, paraphrase | The Message | This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. |
C21, 'optimal equivalence' | Christian Standard Bible | 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. |
C22, literal translation | Young's Literal Translation | for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. |
(See also Modern English Bible translations.)
Sense and syntax[edit]
Recent translation scholarship has struggled most with the Greek adverb οὕτως (houtos) which traditionally has been simply translated as 'so' as in 'so loved' in the KJV.
Theologians Gundry and Howell[4] believe that the sense and syntax of the Greek Οὕτως…ὥστε make it likely that the author of the Gospel of John is emphasizing both (a) the degree to which God loved the world as well as (b) the manner in which God chose to express that love—by sending his only son. Gundry and Howell write that the Οὕτως term more frequently refers to the manner in which something is done (see BDAG 741–42 s.v. οὕτω/οὕτως). However, they add that the ὥστε clause that follows Οὕτως involves the indicative—meaning that it stresses an actual but usually unexpected result. They conclude that the sense and syntax of the Greek construction here focuses on the nature of God's love, addressing its mode, intensity, and extent. Accordingly, it emphasizes the greatness of the gift God has given.
There are other scholars agreeing with this assessment. 'The 'so' (houtos) is an adverb of degree which points toward the clause which follows and here serves to express the idea of infinity, a love that is limitless, that is fully adequate.'[5] 'The Greek construction…emphasizes the intensity of the love.'[6]
This understanding of the intent in the original Greek is reflected in various scholarly commentaries and translations such as these:
- 'For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son.' (Schnackenburg)[7]
- 'Yes, God loved the world so much that He gave the only Son.' (Brown)[8]
- 'God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.' (NEB)
- 'God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son.' (CEV)
- 'For God loved the world so greatly that he gave the only Son.' (Beasley-Murray)[9]
Based on their analysis of the original Greek parallelistic structure of John 3:14–17, Gundry and Howell provide the following English translation showing the grammatical structure of that passage:
PARALLELISTIC STRUCTURE OF JOHN 3:14–17
MAIN CLAUSES (UNINDENTED)
SUBORDINATE CLAUSES (INDENTED)[4]
MAIN CLAUSES (UNINDENTED)
SUBORDINATE CLAUSES (INDENTED)[4]
- And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
- in this way must the Son of man be lifted up
- in order that everyone believing might have in him life eternal,
- for in this way God loved the world;
- in order that everyone believing might have in him life eternal,
- and so God gave the only Son
- in order that everyone believing in him might not perish; rather, might have life eternal,
- for God did not send the Son into the world
- in order that he might judge the world;
- rather, in order that the world might be saved through him.
Interpretations[edit]
Various translations differ on whether this is a direct quote of Jesus or a comment of the narrator of the Gospel. For example, the Good News Bible ends the quotation marks after verse 13 after which there is a footnote 'The quotation may continue through verse 21.'[10]
David Pawson challenged the meaning and interpretation of the verse in his 2007 book Is John 3:16 the Gospel?[11]
Popular culture[edit]
A protester impersonating Green Man from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia holding John 3:16 sign at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010).
Cultural references to this verse are manifold.Some people (such as the Rainbow Man) display the reference in large letters at sporting events, seeking the attention of fellow fans, the staff controlling the venue's giant video screens and, if the game is televised, the television audience.[12] The Heisman-winning American football player Tim Tebow printed this reference (among other Bible verses) on his eye black, notably during the 2009 BCS championship.[13] Exactly three years later on January 8, 2012, was the game that would become known as 'The 3:16 game', where Tebow threw for 316 yards in a playoff upset against the Pittsburgh Steelers; a game in which measurements of 3, 16 and 31.6 were also noted, 'John 3 16' became the top Google search in the US.[14][15] Professional wrestler 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's marquee catchphrase ('Austin 3:16') originated as a reference to John 3:16.
Computer scientist Donald Knuth is the author of 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated, in which he examines the Bible by an analysis of chapter 3, verse 16 of each book. Each verse is accompanied by a rendering in calligraphic art, contributed by a group of calligraphers under the leadership of Hermann Zapf. 3:16 was chosen because of this key passage in John.[16]
Images[edit]
John 3:16 in various languages[edit]
- In Cree syllabics Français (Jean 3:16–17)
- In Judeo-Persian.
- In Kashmiri
- In BugineseFile:Brahui John 3 16.png
- In the Brahui language.
- In Coptic
- In Javanese script
- In Javanese, written in the Arabic script (Pegon variant).
- In the Old Church Slavonic language
- In Georgian
- Sanskrit translation Grantha script
- From a Sanskrit Bible published in 1863
John 3:16 on various things[edit]
- John 3:16 printed on the bottom of an iPhone 5 Case bag
- John 3:16 printed on the bottom rim of an In-N-Out Burger paper cup.
- Sugar packet with Bible verse from John 3:16
- John 3:16 among notable Bible verses
- Park bench with Bible verse from John 3:16 in Antigua
- Tattoo with 'John 3:16'.
See also[edit]
- 'John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16', song by Keith Urban
References[edit]
- ^ abKwon, Lillian (January 8, 2008). 'Max Lucado Launches John 3:16 Movement'. The Christian Post. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2018-05-27.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- ^'multiple Greek and English versions including Strong's numbers'. Studybible.info. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^'multiple parallel English versions'. knowing-Jesus.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ abGundry, Robert H. and Russell W. Howell. 'The Sense and Syntax of John 3:14–17 with Special Reference to the Use of Οὕτως…ὥστε in John 3:16.' NovT 41 [1999]: 24–39).
- ^George Allen Turner and Julius R. Mantey, The Gospel according to John (The Evangelical Commentary on the Bible 4; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, n.d.) 98.
- ^D.A. Carson, The Gospel according to John (Leicester: Inter-Varsity/Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991) 204.
- ^Rudolph Schnackenburg, The Gospel according to St John (HTCNT; New York: Herder, 1968) 398.
- ^Raymond E. Brown, The Gospel according to John (i–xii) (AB Garden City: Doubleday, 1966) 129.
- ^George R. Beasley-Murray, John (WBC 36; Waco: Word, 1987) 44.
- ^Nastran, Matej (2009-12-17). 'Good News Bible online version'. Biblija.net. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^David Pawson, Is John 3:16 the Gospel? (2007), ISBN978-1-901949-55-1
- ^What's with those 'John 3:16' signs at The Straight Dope, January 23, 1987
- ^Tebow keeps promise to team, fans, GodArchived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Sports Network, January 9, 2009
- ^'John 3:16 trends again thanks to Tim Tebow'. CBS Sport. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21.
- ^Tim Tebow’s 316 Passing Yards Evokes Biblical Number, Time, January 9, 2012.
- ^Knuth, Donald (1991). 3:16 : Bible texts illuminated. A-R Eds. p. 5. ISBN978-0-89579-252-5.. Quote: 'From the title of this book, you can readily guess the rule I decided to use: .. since John 3:16 is perhaps the most famous verse of all.'
External links[edit]
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- John 3:16 in Pop Culture, Time magazine photo essay (2009)
- John 3:16 in NIV Translation, Biblica
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