John 3:16 esv / 27 helpful votes helpful not helpful “for god so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 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. Answer the phrase “only begotten son” occurs in john 3:16, which reads in the king james version as, 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. the phrase only begotten translates the greek word monogenes. “for god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
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