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I guess you misunderstood the question. Of the 10+ uses of "world" that John uses in his writings, you chose the one that means every person who's every lived. Why is that?
Probably because that is what would be assumed by those preached to but also because of the immediate context:
John 3:14
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
Numbers 21:8-9
The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.
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