Claim: The bible verse John 3:16 was translated by Klinkert in 1870, which was a Dutch Mennonite missionary born in Amsterdam in 1829.
Evidence: H. C. Klinkert (1829-1913), Dutch Mennonite missionary Hillebrandus Cornelius Klinkert (June 11, 1829 – November 20, 1913) was a Dutch Mennonite missionary and translator. In 1866, Klinkert started to give his full attention to translating the Bible. He was born in Amsterdam and worked as an engineer in a machine factory at Rotterdam and on a Rhine barge before he contacted the DZV (Doopsgezinde Zendings Vereeniging) in 1851 with a request to be sent as a missionary. Klinkert was also known for his ability to translate the Bible into different dialects of Malay so that the Javanese people could access the Gospel, and completed his first entire translation at the end of 1878.