3:16

3:16

Has this number been familiar to you?
what is it all about?
some secret code????
Well nothing great in that number,its only a chapter number i.e 3 and verse number i.e 16

Recently i noticed some really good verses which i memorized which had references with 3:16,so i searches all the verses in the rest of the bible which have the same chapter and verse number,
i don't believe that god had favorite numbers to write the bible,i have only written this article to reflect on the various passages with reference 3:16

(all quotations are taken from CEV)


Mat 3:16 So Jesus was baptized. And as soon as he came out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove.

Mar 3:16 Simon was one of the twelve, and Jesus named him Peter. (peter one of the apostles who was a leader among the other apostles,Jesus calls him peter from Simon)

Luk 3:16 John said, "I am just baptizing with water. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Joh 3:16 God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die. (this is the most important verse for the Christians and for all the people of the world )

Act 3:16 You see this man, and you know him. He put his faith in the name of Jesus and was made strong. Faith in Jesus made this man completely well while everyone was watching.

1Co 3:16 All of you surely know that you are God's temple and that his Spirit lives in you.

2Co 3:16 with a covering that is removed only for those who turn to the Lord.(the old covenant covering is removed from those who believe in the christ)


Gal 3:16 That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ.

Eph 3:16 God is wonderful and glorious. I pray that his Spirit will make you become strong followers

Php 3:16 But we must keep going in the direction that we are now headed.

Col 3:16 Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.
(this is one of the reasons why we need sing and praise God)

2Th 3:16 I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless you with peace. May the Lord be with all of you.

1Ti 3:16 Here is the great mystery of our religion: Christ came as a human. The Spirit proved that he pleased God, and he was seen by angels. Christ was preached to the nations. People in this world put their faith in him, and he was taken up to glory.

2Ti 3:16 Everything in the Scriptures is God's Word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live.
(this shows clearly that all the words of the bible are god breathed and can be used for doctrine and reproof)

Jas 3:16 Whenever people are jealous or selfish, they cause trouble and do all sorts of cruel things.

1Pe 3:16 Give a kind and respectful answer and keep your conscience clear. This way you will make people ashamed for saying bad things about your good conduct as a follower of Christ.

2Pe 3:16 Paul talks about these same things in all his letters, but part of what he says is hard to understand. Some ignorant and unsteady people even destroy themselves by twisting what he said. They do the same thing with other Scriptures too.
(god breathed scripture defends Paul in his revelations from people who tend to corrupt the teachings)

1Jn 3:16 We know what love is because Jesus gave his life for us. That's why we must give our lives for each other.


Mal 3:16 All those who truly respected the LORD and honored his name started discussing these things, and when God saw what was happening, he had their names written as a reminder in his book.

Zep 3:16 Jerusalem, the time is coming, when it will be said to you: "Don't be discouraged or grow weak from fear!

Joe 3:16 From the heart of Jerusalem the LORD roars like a lion, shaking the earth and sky. But the LORD is a fortress, a place of safety for his people Israel.

Isa 3:16 The LORD says: The women of Jerusalem are proud and strut around, winking shamelessly. They wear anklets that jingle and call attention to the way they walk.

Ecc 3:16 Everywhere on earth I saw violence and injustice instead of fairness and justice.

Pro 3:16 In her right hand Wisdom holds a long life, and in her left hand are wealth and honor.

Lev 3:16 One of the priests will put these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering with a smell that pleases me. All fat belongs to me. (sacrifices in the OT)

Gen 3:16 Then the LORD said to the woman, "You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you."
(one of the verses that explain the role of women ,and the reason of suffering in childbirth)