Years ago, there was one bible for everyone; King James Version in black leather. Nowadays, there are so many different bibles to choose from to suit your needs, which is great yet sometimes confusing. Using the bible verse John 3:16, we created a bible translation comparison page to help you choose the best bible for your spiritual growth.
Amplified Bible (AMP): “For God so greatly and dearly loved the world that He (even) gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whosoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.”
Contemporary English Version (CEV): “God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.”
English Standard Version (ESV): “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life”
Good News Translation, formerly Today’ s EnglishVersion/Good News Bible (GNT): “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.”
God’s Word: “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.”
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB): “God loved the world this way: He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.”
International Children’s Bible (ICB): “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.”
King James Version (KJV): ” For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
King James Version Easy Reader (KJVER): “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Message (The Message): ” This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.”
