THE PASSAGE · WORLD ENGLISH BIBLE
John 3:16–21
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.
19This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
20For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
21But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
John 3:16–21 · World English Bible (WEB)
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Before you move on
The familiar statement about God’s love stands alongside words about salvation, belief and light. The passage extends beyond a single comforting verse: it asks why people avoid light and what coming into truth involves. Hold God’s initiative and the human response together as you read. Love is named as the starting point, while light also reveals how someone lives.
Read the passage again if you want to. Notice which word, action, or question stays with you. You can finish a reading without having finished thinking about it.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
What does the passage say about God’s purpose for the world? Where do you find it difficult to bring something honestly into the light?
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