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so thatἵναeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁbelievesπιστεύωνinἐνhimαὐτῷmay haveἔχῃeternalαἰώνιονlife.ζωὴν
John 3:15
Study it in the app“so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:15, word by word
- believesπιστεύωνpisteuōn
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuōn” appears- may haveἔχῃechēi
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echēi” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears
The context
14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
15 · This verse (above)
16For God loved the world in this way: that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life.
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?