John 3:16 in Spanish (Juan 3:16)

The most shared verse in the Bible, in the Spanish that Spanish-speaking churches actually read. If you learn one verse to share your faith in Spanish, make it this one.

The Spanish is the Reina-Valera; the English is beside it. A real voice reads the whole verse below, with a slow version so you can learn it phrase by phrase.

John 3:16 · Juan 3:16

Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Word by word

Porque de tal manera
For in such a way
amó Dios
God loved (Spanish puts the verb first)
al mundo
the world
que ha dado
that he gave
a su Hijo unigénito
his only begotten Son
para que
so that
todo aquel que en él cree
everyone who believes in Him
no se pierda
should not perish
mas tenga
but have
vida eterna
everlasting life (literally "life eternal")

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How to pronounce it

Common questions

How do you say John 3:16 in Spanish?+

"Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna." That is Juan 3:16 in the Reina-Valera, the Spanish counterpart of the King James Version.

How do you write the reference "John 3:16" in Spanish?+

Juan 3:16, said "Juan tres dieciséis". The book of John is Juan in Spanish.

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