[B-Greek] John 3:16 "so"

Harold Holmyard hholmyard3 at earthlink.net
Tue Dec 15 20:51:07 EST 2009


Hi, David,
> Lots of big words here, Steve.
> Could you tell us how you think it should be translated, following on from
> your analysis and conclusions, please?
> David McKay
>   

The way it is translated by several major translations trying to update 
the traditional rendering is as follows:

CSB John 3:16  "For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and 
Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have 
eternal life.

GWN John 3:16  God loved the world this way: He gave his only Son so 
that everyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life.

NET John 3:16  For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one 
and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but 
have eternal life.

NJB John 3:16  For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only 
Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have 
eternal life.

However, see the NLT:

NLT John 3:16  "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and 
only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have 
eternal life.

HH: And the NET translation notes argue that the verse can describe both 
intensity and manner of love, supposedly in John's style of using double 
meanings.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard







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