^16 (A)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten ^(B)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ^17 (C)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

⁸ But ^(A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Trained by Saving Grace

¹¹ For ^(A)the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

^9 (A)The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but ^(B)is longsuffering toward ^[a]us, ^(C)not willing that any should perish but ^(D)that all should come to repentance.