For God So Loved The World That He Gave His Only Son

The phrase "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son" is a well-known biblical passage from the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is part of John 3:16, which reads in full: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." This verse is often cited as a summary of the Christian gospel message, emphasizing God's love for humanity and the sacrificial act of sending Jesus Christ to Earth for the salvation of mankind. The phrase is a translation from the original Koine Greek, where the word for "world" is "kósmos," which can also be translated as "humanity" or "creation." In Hebrew, the phrase can be translated as "כי כך אהב אלהים את העולם עד שנתן את בנו היחיד" (Ki kakh ahav Elohim et ha-olam ad she-natan et beno ha-yachid). Other translations include "Denn Gott liebte die Welt so sehr, dass er seinen einzigen Sohn gab" in German, "Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu'il a donné son Fils unique" in French, and "Perché Dio ha tanto amato il mondo da dare il suo unigenito Figlio" in Italian. The context of this verse is a conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Jewish ruling council, where Jesus explains the necessity of being "born again" through faith in Him for eternal life.