John 3:16
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For God so loved the world, that he sent his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.[fn]
Footnotes
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sent follows Sinaitic Syriac (S), which reads *shaddar*, "sent," in Burkitt's edition and Lewis's 1910 edition (p. 214). Curetonian Syriac (C) reads "gave"; Burkitt reports that S agrees with the Old Latin witnesses e, ff, and aur. The Greek tradition also reads "gave." See Variant Exceptions.