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God so loved the world

Here "world" is a metonym that refers to everyone in the world. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

loved

The kind of love that comes from God is focused on having good things happen to others even when those good things do not happen to the one who loves. God himself is love and is the source of true love.