¹⁶ For God so loved^(A) the world that he gave^(B) his one and only Son,^(C) that whoever believes^(D) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.^(E)

³ The Lord appeared to us in the past,^[a] saying:

⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.^(A)