only-begotten
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
John knew what act that was—the sending of His only-begotten Son.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander
Jesus is 'the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.'
From Lord, Teach Us To Pray by Murray, Andrew
And while he was speaking, the holy man said, "My hour of death is come; blessed be the name of the Lord for all his mercies to me, through the merits of his only-begotten Son."
From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
From The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland
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