¹⁶ “For God so ^(A)loved the world, that He ^(B)gave His ^[a](C)only begotten Son, that whoever ^(D)believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God ^(E)did not send the Son into the world ^(F)to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. ^18 (G)He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of ^(H)the ^[b]only begotten Son of God. ¹⁹ This is the judgment, that ^(I)the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for ^(J)their deeds were evil. ^20 (K)For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. ²¹ But he who ^(L)practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”

John’s Last Testimony

²² After these things Jesus and His ^(M)disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and ^(N)baptizing. ²³ John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized— ²⁴ for ^(O)John had not yet been thrown into prison.

²⁵ Therefore there arose a discussion on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about ^(P)purification. ²⁶ And they came to John and said to him, “^(Q)Rabbi, He who was with you ^(R)beyond the Jordan, to whom you ^(S)have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him.” ²⁷ John answered and said, “^(T)A man can receive nothing unless it ^(U)has been given him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves ^[c]are my witnesses that I said, ‘^(V)I am not the ^[d]Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ ²⁹ He who has the bride is ^(W)the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this ^(X)joy of mine has been made full. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

³¹ “^(Y)He who comes from above is above all, ^(Z)he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. ^(AA)He who comes from heaven is above all. ³² What He has seen and heard, of that He ^(AB)testifies; and ^(AC)no one receives His testimony. ³³ He who has received His testimony ^(AD)has set his seal to this, that God is true. ³⁴ For He whom God has ^(AE)sent speaks the words of God; ^[e](AF)for He gives the Spirit without measure. ^35 (AG)The Father loves the Son and ^(AH)has given all things into His hand. ³⁶ He who ^(AI)believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who ^(AJ)does not ^[f]obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

⁹ By this the love of God was manifested ^[a](A)in us, that ^(B)God has sent His ^[b]only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

¹¹ And the testimony is this, that God has given us ^(A)eternal life, and ^(B)this life is in His Son.