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ForγὰρGodὁ θεὸςdid notοὐsendἀπέστειλενthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνintoεἰςthe worldτὸν κόσμονtoἵναjudgeκρίνῃthe world,τὸν κόσμονbutἀλλ’so thatἵναthe worldὁ κόσμοςmight be savedσωθῇthroughδι’him.αὐτοῦ
John 3:17
Study it in the app“For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:17, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- sendἀπέστειλενapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- the worldκόσμονkosmon
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmon” appears- judgeκρίνῃkrinēi
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinēi” appears- might be savedσωθῇsōthēi
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōthēi” appears
The context
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.
17 · This verse (above)
18Whoever believes in him is not judged; but whoever does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
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?