(NIV) 16 "For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into
the world to condemn the world, but to save the world
through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is
not condemned, but whoever does not believe
stands condemned already because he has not
believed in the name of God's one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world,
but men loved darkness instead of light
because their deeds were evil.
20 Everyone who does
evil hates the light, and will not come into the
light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that
it may be seen plainly that what he has
done has been done through God."