King James Version

John 3:15

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in Him” (ἐν αὐτῷ) before may have here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “into Him not may perish but” (εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ᾽) before may have here.

ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatπᾶςpaswhosoeverπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.whosoeverὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievethπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “believeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.believethἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἔχῃechēhaveἔχω (echō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.haveζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μὴmēnotμήnegative particle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀπόληταιapolētaishouldἀπολλύω (apolluō)verb, second aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “should”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).ἀλλ᾽allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,

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American Standard Version (1901)

that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

Young’s Literal Translation

that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,

World English Bible

that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life .

Darby Translation

that every one who believes on him may [not perish, but] have life eternal.

Douay-Rheims

That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting.

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