New American Standard Bible 1995
John 3:15
John 3:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- New International Version (NIV)that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
Context of John 3:15
13No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man. 14As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life. 16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
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Cross-references for John 3:15
- John 3:16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
- John 1:12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
- John 6:40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,
- John 12:44And Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.
- John 20:31but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.
- Isaiah 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.
- Mark 16:16He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
- Acts 8:37[And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”]
- Acts 16:30and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- Romans 5:1Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Romans 10:9that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
- Galatians 2:16nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.
- Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
- Hebrews 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.
- 1 John 5:1Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.
Commentaries on John 3:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15That whosoever believeth - Bp. Pearce supposes that this verse is only the conclusion of the 16th, and that it has been inserted in this place by mistake. The words contain the reason of the subject in the following verse, and seem to break in upon our Lord's argument before he had fully stated it. The words, , may not perish but, are omitted by some very ancient MSS. and versions.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15That whosoever - This shows the fulness and freeness of the gospel. All may come and be saved. d Believeth in him - Whosoever puts confidence in him as able and willing to save. All who feel that they are sinners, that they have no righteousness of their own, and are willing to look to him as their only Saviour. Should not perish - They are in danger, by nature, of perishing - that is, of sinking down to the pains of hell; of being “punished with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Jesus was lifted up on the cross so that all people could understand the way of salvation, look to him in faith, and have eternal life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1614-16. And as Moses, &c.--Here now we have the "heavenly things," as before the "earthly," but under a veil, for the reason mentioned in Joh 3:12. The crucifixion of Messiah is twice after this veiled under the same lively term--"uplifting," Joh 8:28; 12:32, 33. Here it is still further veiled--though to us who know what it means, rendered vastly more instructive--by reference to the brazen serpent. The venom of the fiery serpents, shooting through the…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. John 3:15 Or believes in Him will have eternal life ↩
- 2. John 3:15 John 20:31; 1 John 5:11-13 ↩
Commentaries on John 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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