A paraphrase of John 3:16, from John Owen:

“‘God,’ — the Father,

‘so loved,’ — had such a peculiar, transcendent love, being an unchangeable purpose and act of his will concerning their salvation, towards

‘the world,’ — miserable, sinful, lost men of all sorts, not only Jews but Gentiles also, which he peculiarly loved,

‘that,’ — intending their salvation, as in the last words, for the praise of his glorious grace,

‘he gave,’ — he prepared a way to prevent their everlasting destruction, by appointing and sending

‘his only-begotten Son’ — to be an all-sufficient Saviour to all that look up unto him,

‘that whosoever believeth in him,’ — all believers whatsoever, and only they,

‘should not perish, but have everlasting life,’ — and so effectually be brought to the obtaining of those glorious things through him which the Lord in his free love had designed for them.”