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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 appears in the conversation between Nicodemus , a Pharisee , who only appears in the gospel, and Jesus , the Son of God, and shows the motives of God the Father on sending Jesus to save humanity.
The love of Christ for his disciples and for humanity as a whole is a theme that repeats both in Johannine writings and in several of the Pauline Epistles. [12] John 13:1, which begins the narrative of the Last Supper, describes the love of Christ for his disciples: "having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end."
God So Loved the World (chorus or quartet a cappella) – text from John 3:16–17; Litany of the Passion (hymn) Jesus Said, 'Father, Forgive Them' (tenor and male chorus recitative) – text from Luke 23:34; So Thou Liftest Thy Divine Petition (tenor and bass solo duet) The Mystery of the Intercession (hymn)
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life". — John 3:16, NIV [ 150 ] The Law and the Gospel by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1529); Moses and Elijah point the sinner to Jesus for salvation.
The love of the Father for his Son (Jesus Christ) is expressed in Matthew 3:17 by a voice from Heaven during the Baptism of Jesus. [10] [11] The same sentiment is later expressed during the Transfiguration of Jesus in Mark 9:7, where a voice from Heaven tells the three disciples: "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!" [12]
John the Apostle wrote, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." (John 3:16–17 KJV)