Parallel Verses

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.

King James 2000

That whosoever believes in him should not perish, 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 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man must also be lifted up. 15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life. 16 For God loved the world so much, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever has an active faith in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Cross References

John 3:16

For God loved the world so much, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever has an active faith in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:36

He who puts active faith in the Son has everlasting life. He who disobeys* the Son will not see life for the wrath of God remains upon him. (*Greek: apeitheo: willfully disobey, not having faith)

John 6:40

For this is the will of my Father. Every one who sees the Son and puts active faith in him will have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 20:31

These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By believing you may have life in his name.

1 John 5:11-13

The testimony is this that God gave us everlasting life and this life is in his Son.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. We know him that is true for we are in him who is true, [and] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and everlasting life.

Isaiah 45:22

Turn to me and be saved! Turn to me all who live at the ends of the earth for I am God, and there is no other.

Matthew 18:10

Do not treat these little ones badly. I tell you that angels represent them in the presence of my Father in heaven.

Mark 16:16

He who believes and is baptized will be saved. He who does not believe will be condemned.

Luke 19:10

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

John 1:12

He gave the right to become children of God to all who received him. Even to those who believe in his name.

John 5:24

Truly, Truly I say to you, he who hears my word, and believes him that sent me, has everlasting life. He will not receive judgment for he has passed out of death into life.

John 6:47

Truly, truly I tell you, he who believes has everlasting life.

John 10:28-30

I give them eternal life. They will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said: I am the resurrection and the life. He who puts active faith in me will live, even if he dies.

John 12:44-46

Jesus cried out: He, who believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.

John 16:33

I spoke to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you have tribulation. Be of good cheer for I have conquered the world!

John 17:2-3

You have given him authority over all flesh that he may give everlasting life to the ones whom you have given him.

Acts 8:36

On their way, they came to a body of water and the eunuch said, See, here is water. What prevents me from getting baptized?

Acts 13:41

Look among the nations, watch, and be amazed. Though you are told you will not believe the work I do today. (Habakkuk 1:5)

Acts 16:30-31

He brought them out and asked: Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Romans 5:1-2

We are justified (acquitted) (made righteous) by faith. And we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:21

And what for? Just as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:22-23

Now you are free from sin and are servants to God. You have your fruit in holiness, and the end everlasting (eternal) life.

Romans 10:9-14

If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and have active faith in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the preaching of the stake is foolishness to those who perish. It is the power of God to us who are saved.

2 Corinthians 4:3

If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who perish.

Galatians 2:16

Yet we know that a man is not righteous by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ. We believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law. The works of the law justify no one.

Galatians 2:20

I have been impaled with Christ. It is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. The life that I now live in the flesh (physical body) I live by faith. This is the faith that is in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself up for me.

Hebrews 7:25

He is able to save completely those who approach God through him, because he is always alive to intercede for them.

Hebrews 10:39

We are not people who turn back and are destroyed. Instead, we have faith and are saved.

1 John 2:25

This is the promise he promised us, life eternal.

1 John 5:1

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves him that causes the birth also loves him that is born.

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