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NASB | 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
Subject: Are we ever "worthy" of God's love? |
Bible Note: Hello Tim: You said: "The Lord does not delay the promise, as some understand slowness, but He is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance." The pronoun 'you' is only used once in this verse. The last phrase uses the indifinite pronoun 'any' and the adjective 'all'. ----------------------------------- Just an observation here, no more, no less: sometimes forgotten is "meaning in context." Or, maybe another way to say: the forest is never seen when we stay among the trees. Another observation: commas, not semi-colons are the separators. KJV: "...but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." Then what is always beneficial is to try and paraphase what is read. Paraphasing can help to stay in context. Just a quick thought...but an interesting conversation, this.... But too busy today to really get involved. Treadway...always good thoughts.... |