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Home›Bibles›King James Version›Passages›John 3:16-3:17

King James Version (KJV)

de4e12af7f28f599-01

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John 3:16-3:17

2 Verses

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

The request behind that passage

// > Two lines to Scripture on screen (• ◡•)

const client = createBibleClient({

apiKey: process.env.API_BIBLE_API_KEY,

});

// Get a passage (KJV John 3:16-17)

const { data: passage } = await client.passages.get(

'de4e12af7f28f599-01', // Bible ID

'JHN.3.16-JHN.3.17', // Passage ID

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// → passage.content

[16] For God so loved the world, that he

gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever

believeth in him should not perish…

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