John 3:36 BSB — MannaFest

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

BSB

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ASV

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

KJV

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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Commentary

1 voice

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book IV, Chapter XXXVII (202)

And not merely in works, but also in faith, has God preserved the will of man free and under his own control, saying, "According to thy faith be it unto thee;" thus showing that there is a faith specially belonging to man, since he has an opinion specially his own. And again, "All things are possible to him that believeth;" and, "Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee." Now all such expressions demonstrate that man is in his own power with respect to faith.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life - He hath it already. And love is the essence of heaven. He that obeyeth not - a consequence of not believing.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Let it not be said that all Christ's followers are unlearned and ignorant men. The principles of the Pharisees, and the peculiarities of their sect, were directly contrary to the spirit of Christianity; yet there were some in whom even those high thoughts were cast down and brought into obedience to Christ. The grace of Christ is able to subdue the greatest opposition.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Hath everlasting life - He has already the seed of this life in his soul, having been made a partaker of the grace and spirit of him in whom he has believed. See on Joh 3:8 (note). He that believeth not - Or, obeyeth not - απειθων: from α, negative, and πειθω, to persuade, or πειθομαι, to obey - the want of the obedience of faith. The person who will not be persuaded, in consequence, does not believe; and, not having believed, he cannot obey.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Note.--How flatly does this contradict the teaching of many in our day, that there neither was, nor is, anything in God against sinners which needed to be removed by Christ, but only in men against God!

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	The [one]	G3588 →
πιστεύων	pisteuōn	believing	G4100 →
εἰς	eis	in	G1519 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
υἱὸν	huion	Son	G5207 →
ἔχει	echei	has	G2192 →
ζωὴν	zōēn	life	G2222 →
αἰώνιον·	aiōnion	eternal;	G166 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἀπειθῶν	apeithōn	not obeying	G544 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
υἱῷ	huiō	Son	G5207 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ὄψεται	opsetai	will behold	G3700 →
ζωήν,	zōēn	life,	G2222 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
ὀργὴ	orgē	wrath	G3709 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
μένει	menei	abides	G3306 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	on	G1909 →
αὐτόν.¶	auton	him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 1:12
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
leads to
- Galatians 3:26
  You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 8:14
  For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
- 1 John 3:1
  Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is…
- 2 Corinthians 6:17–18
  “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
- Galatians 4:6
  And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
Through
John 5:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
leads to
- 1 John 5:11–13
  And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- John 6:40
  For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 3:18
  Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John