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75 Observations on 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.” (NASB)

#1-25 – on just 3:16:

1. John 3:16 begins with a word often used to ground some preceding statement, “for.” 2. John 3:16 states that God  loved.  3. John 3:16 states that God loved the world. 4. John 3:16 says that there was a way in which God loved the world. 5. John 3:16 says that the way in which God loved the world was to give his Son. 6. John 3:16 indicates that God is male. 7. John 3:16 states that God has  a  Son.  8. John 3:16 states that God has  one  Son.  9. John 3:16 states that God has only one Son. 10. John 3:16 states that God’s Son is able to be believed in. 11. John 3:16 indicates that God’s  act  of  giving  follows  God’s  act  of  loving.  12. John 3:16 describes life as eternal.  13. John 3:16 states that there exists such a thing as eternal  life.  14. John 3:16 states that eternal  life  is  available  to  whoever.  15. John 3:16 states that not  perishing  is  available  to  whoever.  16. The “He” in John 3:16 refers to God. 17. The “His” in John 3:16 refers to God. 18. The “Him” in John 3:16 could  grammatically  refer  to  God  or  His  only  begotten  Son. 19. John 3:16 states that those  who  believe  in  God’s  Son  (or  God)  will  not  perish.  20. John 3:16 states that those  who  believe  in  God’s  Son  (or  God)  will  have  eternal  life.  21. John 3:16 qualifies that belief  must  be  in  God’s only begotten Son (or  God).  22. John 3:16 states that belief  in  God’s only begotten Son (or  God)  is  open  to  whoever.  23. John 3:16 says that a purpose of God’s giving his Son includes belief. 24. John 3:16 says that a purpose of God’s giving his Son includes non perishing. 25. John 3:16 says that a purpose of God’s giving his Son includes eternal life.

#26-50 – on preceding context, informing 3:16:

26. According to John 3:10, Jesus is the speaker in John 3:16. 27. According to John 1:38, Jesus, who is talking in John 3:16, was called a Rabbi or teacher. 28. According to John 3:2, the content of John 3:16 is a teaching of the Rabbi, Jesus, spoken

at night. 29. According to John 3:9, Jesus is speaking in John 3:16 to Nicodemus. 30. According to John 3:1, Nicodemus, the person to whom Jesus is speaking in John 3:16, is

a Pharisee. 31. According to John 3:9, Jesus’ speaking in John 3:16 is in response to a question. 32. According to John 3:3, Jesus’ speaking in John 3:16 is in response to a question

Nicodemus had regarding Jesus’ teaching on being born again. 33. According to John 1:29, Jesus, who is speaking in John 3:16, was called the Lamb of God

who takes away the sin of the world.

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34. According to John 1:12, the right to become children of God, in addition to not perishing and eternal life in John 3:16, is connected to belief.

35. According to John 1:1 God, who gave his Son in John 3:16, is also called the Word. 36. According to John 1:1 the Word was also with God, who gave his Son in John 3:16. 37. According to John 1:14, the Word’s glory was as of the only begotten from the Father,

whom God gave in John 3:16. 38. According to John 1:14, the glory of the Word, whom God gave in John 3:16, was full of

grace and truth. 39. According to John 1:15 and 30, Jesus, who is speaking in John 3:16, preexisted John the

Baptizer. 40. According to John 1:17, grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ, who is

speaking in John 3:16. 41. According to John 1:18, the only begotten Son, given in John 3:16, is God. 42. According to John 1:18, the only begotten Son, given in John 3:16, is also in the bosom

of the Father. 43. According to John 1:18, no one has seen God, the one who gave his only Son in John

3:16, at any time. 44. According to John 1:18, God, who gave his Son in John 3:16, has explained Him. 45. According to John 1:2, the Word was in the beginning with God, who gave his Son in

John 3:16. 46. According to John 1:3, the world, which God loved in John 3:16, came into being

through God, the Word. 47. According to John 1:2, life, mentioned in John 3:16, is called the Light. 48. According to John 3:10, Jesus expected Nicodemus, as the teacher of Israel, to know the

content of John 3:16. 49. According to John 3:12, Jesus says the content of John 3:16 involves heavenly things. 50. Jesus’ disciples, since they believed in Him, according to John 2:11, shall not perish, but

have eternal life, according to John 3:16. #51-75 – on following context, informing 3:16:

51. According to John 3:17, God did not send the Son, given in John 3:16, into the world to judge the world.

52. According to John 3:17, God did send the Son, given in John 3:16, into the world so that the world might be saved

53. According to John 3:17, God sent the Son, given in John 3:16, into the world so that the world might be saved through Him.

54. According to John 3:18, the person who believes in Jesus, the speaker in John 3:16, is not judged.

55. According to John 3:18, the person who does not believe in Jesus, the speaker in John 3:16, has already been judged.

56. According to John 3:22, after Jesus spoke John 3:16, he went with His disciples to Judea. 57. According to John 3:19, the Light, which is connected to life in John 3:16 (John 1:12),

has come into the world. 58. According to John 3:27, A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from

heaven, including God’ Son, given in John 3:16. 59. According to John 3:27, God’ Son, given in John 3:16, was given from heaven. 60. According to John 3:27, God, who gave his Son in John 3:16, is from heaven. 61. According to John 3:31, God’s Son, who came to the world from heaven in John 3:16, is

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above all. 62. According to John 3:33, God, who gave his Son in John 3:16, is true. 63. According to John 3:35, God, who gave his Son in John 3:16, also loves the Son. 64. According to John 3:35, God, who gave his Son in John 3:16, has given all things into

His hand. 65. According to John 3:36, the “Him” in John 3:16 refers to God’s only  begotten  Son. 66. According to John 3:36, the one who does not obey the Son, given by God in John 3:16,

will not see life. 67. According to John 3:36, the wrath of God abides on the one who does not obey the Son,

given by God in John 3:16. 68. According to John 4:14, Jesus says that the water he gives will become, in its recipient, a

well of water springing up to eternal life, which is promised to those who believe in John 3:16.

69. According to John 4:24, God, who gave his Son in John 3:16, is spirit. 70. According to John 4:26, Jesus, who is speaking in John 3:16, is Christ, the Messiah. 71. According to John 4:28, unless some people see signs and wonders, they will not believe,

which is necessary for not perishing and having eternal life, according to John 3:16. 72. According to John 5:18, Jesus, who spoke John 3:16, called God His own Father, making

Himself equal with God. 73. According to John 5:23, whoever does not honor God’s Son, given by God in John 3:16,

does not honor the Father who sent Him. 74. According to John 5:24, whoever hears Jesus’ words (including John 3:16) and believes

in Him who sent Jesus has eternal life, which is promised to those who believe in John 3:16.

75. According to John 5:36, the Father sent Jesus, who spoke John 3:16, and gave him works to accomplish.

January 21, 2010 Nathan Miller