For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that everyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 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 This word is variously translated into english as only, one and only, and only begotten. 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 John 3:16 appears in the conversation between nicodemus, a pharisee, who only appears in the gospel, and jesus, the son of god, and shows the motives of god the father on sending jesus to save humanity. Chapter 3 jesus tells nicodemus that men must be born again—god so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son to save men—john the baptist testifies that he that believes on the son has everlasting life.
He gave his one and only son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” when you apply this word monogenēs to jesus, it places him in a unique class that no one else has or ever will exist in Jesus is the only begotten son and there is no other. 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.
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