Regarding John 3:16...
"For God
so loved the world...."
The "so" can indicate the extent or degree of God's love for the world or it can indicate the manner in which God loved the world.
Both the NET and the HCSB - two modern translations - translate the "so" to refer to the manner of God's love... Their "versions" of John 3:16 are almost identical.
The NET:
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For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
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The HCSB:
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For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
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Incidentally, this reading (I believe it is the correct one) makes John 3:16 virtually synonymous with Rom 5:8.