One of our favorite Christmas Scripture verses is I John 4:9: "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him." The marvelous incarnation in human flesh of the only begotten Son of God is not the end of the story, of course.
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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Bible Question: What does the Bible mean when it says Jesus is the only begotten Son? Bible Answer: The expression "only begotten" is a poorly translated Greek word. This word actually means "unique," "only," or "only one of its' kind." This expression is found in the familiar passage,
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My request was to elucidate the popular term from John's Gospel, the "only begotten son", in relation to the original Greek text written by the Apostle. ; ... It informs us that the innovated concept of Jesus being the "only begotten son" of the Father was developed in the fourth century.
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According to most New Testament scholars, the Greek term translated "begotten" in John 3:16 was improperly translated. The correct translation should have been "only Son" or "unique Son." For example, in the NIV the verse reads:For God so loved the wor... ... For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son.
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 John 1:18 - No man hath seen God at any time; the *only begotten **Son, which is in the ***bosom of the Father, he hath ****declared (made known formally or officially) him.  ... John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his *only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish,
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"No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him." ... Should the proper translation be "only begotten Son" or should it be as the New American Standard Version renders it, "only begotten God"? This particular problem is not translational but textual...
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"No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him" (John 1:18, NKJV). ... This unique title, "The Only Begotten Son," is used five times in reference to Jesus in the New Testament and is found only in the writing of John.
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The best known and most beloved verse in the Bible is John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life." And the 23rd Psalm, beginning, "The Lord is my shepherd …" is also one of the most precious.
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Jesus emphasized His own identity as the "Son of Man" (v.13,14) and as "God's only begotten Son" (v.16-18). Nicodemus, impressed with the signs Jesus performed, had merely confessed Jesus to be "a teacher come from God" (v.2). Jesus, therefore, emphasized to Nicodemus that a belief in Him as the Son of God was necessary...
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