John 3:16 meaning and explanation
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.
John 3:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of Israel's ruling council who came to him at night. The verse sums up the conversation: God's love for the world, the Greek kosmos, is the source of his gift of his one and only Son, and the purpose of that gift is salvation rather than destruction.
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