"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" ( KJV )
Believeth *IN*
or
Believeth INTO
? ? ?
Ok. By far the most popular quoted verse of scripture EVER
Considering that is talking about obtaining 'everlasting life' (or not ) it is definitely worth taking more than 'just a casual glance'
>>> So, if you want to learn about a scripture (s) -the absolute best place to start is with the original word (s) -in this case in the Greek language.
>>> For purposes of making this something that folks will actually READ -"short and to the point"-I'm going to go right to the Greek that MATTERS
A
In the Greek, the word for *in* [in John 3:16, right above..] is EIS . (pronounced "Eice" ) [Look up whole Greek sentence here ]
Without exception, Every Time this Greek word is explained and "translated", its FIRST definition is
"INTO"
>>> (NOT "in" )
Here is another link, with the SAME translation..and "EIS" meaning "INTO"...
...NOT 'in"...
B
Now, lets look up some scripture references where "EIS" was translated :
1) "And when they were come INTO the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him"- Matthew 2:11
2) "Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth INTO the belly, and is cast out into the draught?"- Matthew 15:17
3) "And He went INTO their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons"-Mark 1:39
C
Finally, look at the following. If I am not mistaken...I BELIEVE it is of a man..on a tightrope :)
INTO !!
