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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. |
Bible Question (short): shall not perish, but have eternal life |
Question (full): Please can anyone explain what is meant when John 3:16 says 'shall not perish'. I always believed that after death we have eternal life either with God in Heaven or without God in Hades. I'm not sure what is meant by the word perish. |