John 3:16
For God's love for the world was such that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life.
Treated in 55 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 1 ·
Day 10 — The Cross cites John 3:16
…only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” — John 3:16 (BSB) “But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died…
- Communion with God ·
Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites John iii. 16
…the Father is in love — 1 John iv. 7, 8; 2 Cor. xiii. 14; John xvi. 26, 27; Rom. v. 5; John iii. 16, xiv. 23; Tit. iii. 4, opened to this purpose — What is required of believers to hold…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites John iii. 16
…a sinner even as vile as he. Matt. ix. 12, 13; Romans x. 13 (Emphasize “whosoever”); John iii. 16 (Emphasize the “whosoever”); Isaiah i. 18; 1 John iv. 14; John ii. 1‒2; Isaiah xliv. 22…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Flag of the World cites JOHN 3:16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16 Once he had cleared the ground, Chesterton turned to a question that had troubled him…
- Our Daily Walk ·
October cites Jn 3:16
…DIMENSIONS of the Love of Christ! It is broad as humanity, “for God so loved the world” (Jn 3:16, cp 1Jn 3:16); the length God's love had no date of origin, and shall have none of…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 24 — Election Confirmed by the Calling of God cites John 3:16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life,” (John 3:16). He who believes in him is said to have passed from death unto life (John 5:24). In this…
- Old Paths ·
Faith! cites John iii. 16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.”—John iii. 16. There are few texts better known than that which heads this page. Its words are probably…
- Communion with God ·
That this communion is distinctly with the Father, Son, and Spirit cites John iii. 16
…on the Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God, as the Son of God, is most frequently pressed. John iii. 16, “God” (that is, the Father) “so loved the world, … that whosoever believeth in him”…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Controversy cites John 3:16
…begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). However, when He commissioned His disciples to go into all the world to preach the good…
- Communion with God ·
Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites John iii. 16
…This the Scripture oftentimes very emphatically sets forth, and lays great weight upon: John iii. 16, “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.” It was his only Son that…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
George Herbert — The Country Parson Who Made the Ordinary Holy cites John 3:16
…one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16, NIV). Herbert’s pastoral genius was in translating these enormous truths into the…
- The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody ·
The Shoe Clerk from Northfield cites John 3:16
…came to Chicago and preached in Moody’s church night after night on a single verse, John 3:16. Moody had preached a God who was angry with sinners. Moorhouse preached a God who loved…
- Communion with God ·
How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites John iii. 16
…this account designed to this work, Isa. xlii. 1, 6, xlix. 9; Mal. iii. 1; Zech. xiii. 7; John iii. 16; 1 Tim. i. 15. Thus the “counsel of peace” became to be “between them both,” Zech. vi.…
- Absolute Surrender ·
The Fruit of the Spirit is Love cites John 3:16
…as the Son of God’s love. “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son” (John 3:16). God’s Son came to show what love is, and He lived a life of love here upon earth in…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
D.L. Moody — The Shoe Salesman Who Moved Nations cites John 3:16
…one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16, NIV). He said of that verse: “I have gone across the English-speaking world with this…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites John 3:16
…am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!” Chapter 4 — D.L. Moody John 3:16 — “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites John 3:16
…self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness.” John 3:16 — “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in…
- The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody ·
Love That Passeth Knowledge cites JOHN 3:16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16 That verse, he said, was so high that he could never climb to it; he would quote it and…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with the Indifferent or Careless cites John iii. 16
…singular. “He was wounded for my transgressions; he was bruised for my iniquities, etc.” John iii. 16 can be used in a similar way. I was talking one night to one who was apparently most…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved but Do Not Know How cites John iii. 16
…will you receive him as your Saviour and as your master now? Isaiah lv. 7; Acts xvi. 31; John iii. 16 and iii. 36 are all useful in making the way of salvation plain. John iii. 14 compared…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ cites John 3:16
…was begotten of God in His original generation. He is the only begotten Son of God (John 3:16). It was entirely by the Spirit's power working in Mary that the Son of God was formed…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites John 3: 16
…in the gift of Christ. ‘God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,’ &c. John 3: 16. That God should give Christ to us, and not to angels that fell, that the Sun of…
- Clothed with Strength and Dignity ·
Hiding God's Word in Your Heart cites John 3:16
…that every Christian woman should know by heart. Write them down. Learn them this year. John 3:16. Romans 8:28. Psalm 23. Proverbs 3:5 and 6. Proverbs 31:30. Isaiah 41:10. Philippians 4:6…
- Practical Religion ·
Heirs of God cites John iii. 16
…should not perish, but have eternal life." (Ps. cxlv. 9; 2 Peter iii. 9; Ezek. xviii. 32; John iii. 16.) But that God is a reconciled and pardoning Father to any but the members of His Son…
- Practical Religion ·
Eternity! cites John iii. 16
…but have eternal life." (John viii. 12; Matt. xi. 28; John vii. 37; vi. 37; Acts xvi. 31; John iii. 16.) He that has Christ, has life. He can look round him on the "things temporal," and see…
- The Big Story ·
The Lamb God Provides cites John 3:16
…give up his son. God did. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son” (John 3:16). Think about it: Abraham was willing to trust God with the thing he loved most. What…
- Baptism with the Holy Spirit ·
How the Baptism with the Holy Spirit can be obtained cites John 3:16
…It has been well said on this point that God has already given Christ to the world (John 3:16), but that each individual must appropriate Him by a personal act to get the personal…
- Men of Prayer ·
Billy Graham (1918 – 2018) cites John 3:16
…of season; correct, rebuke and encourage — with great patience and careful instruction.” John 3:16 (ESV) — “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites John 3:16
…Christian life opened the door for his sons. Scriptures to revisit Acts 16:31-34; John 3:16; John 5:24; Mark 4:18-19. Reflection 1. Whose prayers lie behind your faith? 2. What…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 2 ·
Day 11 — Nicodemus at Night cites John 3:16
…do that. A few sentences later, Jesus told Nicodemus the most famous verse in the Bible: John 3:16. God gives new life to everyone who believes in His Son. Think about it: Why wasn’t being…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 16 — How Christ Performed the Office of Redeemer in Procuring Our Salvation cites John 3:16
…in which it is said, that “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,” (John 3:16); and yet that it was “when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 17 — Christ Rightly and Properly Said to Have Merited Grace and Salvation for Us cites John 3:16
…that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him might not perish,” (John 3:16). We see that the first place is assigned to the love of God as the chief cause or…
- The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith ·
The Unselfishness of God cites JOHN 3:16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died…
- The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria ·
A Reader’s Guide to Athanasius of Alexandria cites JOHN 3:16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
Sin, the Most Expensive Thing cites JOHN 3:16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16 Finney’s sermon God’s Love for a Sinning World, which is in the Ochorus library, opens…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
The Death of Death cites JOHN 3:16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. JOHN 3:16 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. … Who…
- The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards ·
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God cites John 3:16
…of God’s love in the Bible, in the same chapter, from the same speaker. Whoever wrote John 3:16 saw no contradiction. And the resolution is not a compromise between the two. It is the…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
The Squire Who Sold His Horses cites John 3:16
…begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16, ASV). Charlie saw, as he put it afterwards, that if the promise was true he could not…
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of July cites John 3:16
…Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 Of all the stars in the sky the polestar is the most useful to the mariner. This text is…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
What Is the Gospel in One Minute? cites John 3:16
…This is the heart of it. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son” (John 3:16). Jesus is God become a human being. He didn’t come to show us how to save ourselves. He…
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