John 3:16 English Standard Version (ESV) For God So Loved the World 16"For God so loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Footnotes: 1. John 3:16 Or For this is how God loved the world Cross references: 1. John 3:16 : Rom 5:8; Eph 2:4; 2 Thess 2:16; 1 John 3:1; 4:9, 10 2. John 3:16 : John 1:29 3. John 3:16 : Rom 8:32 4. John 3:16 : John 10:28 English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. X John 3:16 King James Version (KJV) 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. King James Version (KJV) Public Domain