Let's get the quote right. Here is KJV:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
and ESV:
For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
and interesting trivia:
The 3:16 game was a January 8, 2012, National Football League playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game finished with four statistics that contained the numbers 316.
When Tim Tebow played college football for the Florida Gators in 2009 he promoted a Bible verse by inscribing John 3:16 into his eye black. Exactly three years later to the day, Tebow was an NFL quarterback playing for the Denver Broncos; and in the January 8, 2012, playoff game, he had statistics which coincidentally bore a similarity to the numbers 3:16. The game is also notable for having the shortest overtime in NFL history; it took 11 seconds.
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On January 8, 2009, Tim Tebow was the quarterback of the Florida Gators in the BCS National Championship Game: during the game, he wore eye black that was inscribed with the numerical entry for the bible verse John 3:16.[3] The reference to John 3:16 was said to have caused 94 million people to look up its meaning on the Google search engine.[4]
Statistical coincidences
On January 8, 2012, during an NFL playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers Tim Tebow had game statistics that were similar to the referenced bible verse John 3:16. The playoff game was played exactly three years after Tebow wore the eye black inscribed with the bible verse John 3:16.[3]
Tim Tebow accumulated 316 passing yards with an average of 31.6 yards per completion.[5][6] The Pittsburgh Steelers finished the game with a similar numerical coincidence: their time of possession in the game was 31:06. CBS aired the game on their television station and they too had a coincidental match to the numbers representing the bible verse: the game's ratings peaked between 8:00-–8:15 p.m. Eastern Time with a rating of 31.6. The game finished with what was considered an upset victory: the final score of the game was Denver Broncos 29 and the Pittsburgh Steelers 23.[7][8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3:16_game