Romans 5 ↔ John 3:16

John 3:16 declares God's love in giving His Son for the world, while Romans 5 expounds on the *demonstration* of this love. Romans 5:8 explicitly states, 'But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us,' directly showing the 'how' behind God giving His 'one and only Son.' This demonstrates the sacrificial nature and depth of God's love, even for the ungodly.

Echoes between the two

• John 3:16
  "God loved the world"

  Romans 5
  "God demonstrates his own love for us"

• John 3:16
  "He gave his one and only Son"

  Romans 5
  "Christ died for the ungodly... Christ died for us"

• John 3:16
  "so that everyone who believes in him will not perish"

  Romans 5
  "we will be saved through him from God’s wrath"

• John 3:16
  "but have eternal life"

  Romans 5
  "reconciled to God through the death of his Son... saved by his life"