John 3:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.

English EASY 2024

God loved the people in the world so much that he gave his one and only Son to save them. As a result, everyone who believes in the Son will not die. Instead, they will live for ever with God.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but 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.

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

God loved the world this way: He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"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.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

“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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For this is the way 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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life.

English NIV

"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.

English NKJ 1982

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

English NLT

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For here is the way God loved the world—he gave his only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

English Tyndale 1537

(For) God so loved(loveth) the world, that he gave(hath given) his only son for the intent, that none that believe in him, should perish: But should have everlasting life.

John 3:16 — Compare Translations