John 3:16 (KJV) 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.
John 3:16 is easily the most well known, and likely the most well loved, verse in all of the Bible. It is in some ways a summary of the entire Scripture, and honestly a summary of the Gospel. Here we see God’s splendid love for a fallen world, such that he gave his only Son to die on the cross. And the reason is said to be in order that everyone who believes in Jesus would not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:17 (KJV) For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. This starts by denying that God sent his Son to condemn the world, however it was in fact to save it. Many of the Jews believed that the Messiah would come to bless Israel but to choose the Gentile world. But here we see Jesus die to save Jew and Gentile alike.
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