13 (A)No one has ascended into heaven, except (B)He who descended from heaven: (C)the Son of Man. 14 And just as (D)Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must (E)the Son of Man (F)be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who [a]believes will (G)have eternal life in Him.

16 “For God so (H)loved the world, that He (I)gave His (J)only Son, so that everyone who (K)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.

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  1. John 3:15 Or believes in Him will have eternal life

13 No one has ever gone into heaven(A) except the one who came from heaven(B)—the Son of Man.[a](C) 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,(D) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[b](E) 15 that everyone who believes(F) may have eternal life in him.”[c](G)

16 For God so loved(H) the world that he gave(I) his one and only Son,(J) that whoever believes(K) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(L)

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  1. John 3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven
  2. John 3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  3. John 3:15 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.