Claim: The bible verse John 3:16 was translated by Klinkert in 1870, which was a Dutch Mennonite missionary born in Amsterdam.
Evidence: Hillebrandus Cornelius Klinkert (June 11, 1829 – November 20, 1913) was a Dutch Mennonite missionary and translator. 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. His New Testament was revised by H.C. Klinkert in 1883 and published by the National Bible Society of Scotland. 1863 Klinkert's New Testament Translation of the New Testament in the Semarang dialect. 1879 Klinkert's Translation Complete translation of the Bible.