Read the passage first. Then open the context, original words, useful connections, and source notes without mixing commentary into Scripture.
For God so loved 1, that he gave 2, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have 3.
Also on this verse: context note, 3 cross references, 2 translations.
John 3:16 stays inside the John 3 reader. The surrounding passage stays visible while the study column opens beside it, so reading and interpretation never collapse into one layer.
Showing John 3:14–18 of 36 verses. Select a verse to move the study panel.
John 3:16 connects God’s love with the giving of the Son and eternal life for the one who believes. Read with John 3:14–21, the verse sits inside the chapter’s movement from the lifted-up Son of Man to salvation, judgment, light, and human response.
John 3:16 presents God's love through giving his Son so that the believer does not perish but has eternal life; the verse belongs inside the chapter's larger movement from new birth and the lifted-up Son of Man to salvation, judgment, and light. It is often quoted as a stand-alone promise, but it lands within the Nicodemus discourse and should be read with John 3:14–21.
Greek manuscripts do not mark quotation boundaries. Editions and scholars differ on whether Jesus' speech continues after v.15.
Context Who is speaking, to whom, and why — before you read anything else.
The biblical text comes first, at a calm reading measure, before any commentary.
Move from a focused verse back to the surrounding scene without losing your place.
Original words, cross references and translations open beside the text, one at a time.
Each note names where it comes from, so you can follow the trail yourself.
Move chapter by chapter through John, then branch into people, phrases, original words, and cross references without leaving the reading flow. Open the John guide
Scripture, language data, cross references, and VerseStudy explanations are kept visibly distinct. The source trail stays available instead of being hidden behind the interface.
Read from chapter 1, or jump straight to John 3 and study a familiar verse in its full setting.