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 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. 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.
The father, who loves the son eternally and supremely, who gave his beloved son as a sacrifice for sinners, displays his loving purpose for us by uniting us to his only son, giving us the right to become children of god (john 1:12).
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