Parallel Verses

King James 2000

That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

New American Standard Bible

so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.

King James Version

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Holman Bible

so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life.

International Standard Version

so that everyone who believes in him would have eternal life.

A Conservative Version

so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life.

American Standard Version

that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

Amplified

so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life [after physical death, and will actually live forever].

An Understandable Version

so that whoever believes in Him would have never ending life." [Note: Some translations extend Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus through verse 21].

Anderson New Testament

that whoever believes on him may not perish, but have eternal life.

Bible in Basic English

So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.

Common New Testament

that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

Daniel Mace New Testament

that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.

Darby Translation

that every one who believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.

Godbey New Testament

that every one believing in Him may have eternal life.

Goodspeed New Testament

so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

John Wesley New Testament

That whosoever believeth on him, may not perish, but have everlasting life.

Julia Smith Translation

That every one believing in him perish not, but have eternal life.

Lexham Expanded Bible

so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life."

Modern King James verseion

so that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that none that believeth in him perish: but have eternal life.

Moffatt New Testament

that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

Montgomery New Testament

in order that every one who believes in him may have eternal life.

NET Bible

so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

New Heart English Bible

that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

Noyes New Testament

that every one who believeth in him may have everlasting life.

Sawyer New Testament

that every one believing in him may have eternal life.

The Emphasized Bible

That, whosoever believeth in him, may have life age-abiding.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

that every one who believeth on him may not perish, but have life eternal.

Twentieth Century New Testament

That every one who believes in him may have Immortal Life."

Webster

That whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Weymouth New Testament

in order that every one who trusts in Him may have the Life of the Ages."

Williams New Testament

so that everyone who trusts in Him may have eternal life.

World English Bible

that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Worrell New Testament

that every one who believes in Him may have eternal life.

Worsley New Testament

that whosoever believeth on Him may not perish, but have eternal life.

Youngs Literal Translation

that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

πιστεύω 
Pisteuo 
Usage: 163

in
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

him

Usage: 0

ἀπόλλυμι 
Apollumi 
Usage: 37

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

ἀπόλλυμι 
Apollumi 
Usage: 37

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

αἰώνιος 
Aionios 
Usage: 47

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 3:15

Images John 3:15

Prayers for John 3:15

Context Readings

A Meeting With Nicodemus

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15  That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 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.


Cross References

John 3:16

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.

John 3:36

He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.

John 6:40

And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 20:31

But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.

1 John 5:11-13

And this is the witness, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Isaiah 45:22

Look unto me, and be you saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

Matthew 18:10

Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Mark 16:16

He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be condemned.

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

John 1:12

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

John 5:24

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 6:47

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on me has everlasting life.

John 10:28-30

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

John 12:44-46

Jesus cried and said, He that believes on me, believes not on me, but on him that sent me.

John 16:33

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

John 17:2-3

As you have given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as you have given him.

Acts 8:36

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what does hinder me to be baptized?

Acts 13:41

Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which you shall in no way believe, though a man declare it unto you.

Acts 16:30-31

And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Romans 5:1-2

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Romans 5:21

That as sin has reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:22-23

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Romans 10:9-14

That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

2 Corinthians 4:3

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

Galatians 2:16

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Galatians 2:20

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 10:39

But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

1 John 2:25

And this is the promise that he has promised us, even eternal life.

1 John 5:1

Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone that loves him that begat loves him also that is begotten of him.

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