John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish… — When William Knibb had been preaching from this text in Jamaica, returning home he came up with an old black woman, and he said to her, "What do you think of the great love of God?" Simplicity is often allied to sublimity. "Think, massa!" she replied; "Me think it be just like Him." So it is. St. Peter says, "According to His abundant mercy He hath begotten us again." It is just like Him. It is as a father pitieth his children. (S. Coley.) Parallel Verses KJV: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
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