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John 3:17 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him. "
John 3:17
Verse in Context
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15 that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17 For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.
19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
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John 3:1
"Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews."
John 3:2
"He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”"
John 3:3
"Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”"
John 3:4
"Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”"
John 3:5
"Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom."
John 3:6
"That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
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