God—This is the One who loved: God, who, “In the beginning created the Heaven and the Earth.”
SO—This calls attention to how much He loved, and the manner of His love.
Loved—This is what God did: He loved—
the world— Bad, wicked, sinful, as it was. This is what God loved, and that includes you.
That—This goes along with “so.” He so loved as to give.
He gave—This is what love led Him to do: Love is measured by its gifts.
His only begotten Son, — This is the measure of the love of God to the world which he had created, and which had rebelled against the Creator. What more could He give? How could He show greater love?
That—This begins to tell, why He gave His Son.
Whosoever—You, me, or anybody else.
Believeth In —This means to trust or confide. Not about.
Him—The Son of God, who came from the Father.
should not perish —This is what you are doing, perishing.
but have everlasting life. —The blessed results to him who believes ON or IN the Son, not merely ABOUT Him.
ML 08/26/1906