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
In this war which was raging, all the soldiers who suffered, and the parents who gave up their only-begotten sons to save their countries from extermination—all of them were the victims of circumstance.
From There was a King in Egypt by Lorimer, Norma
But now you see that freedom and hope rest upon knowledge and trust; upon confidence toward God through Jesus Christ, His only-begotten Son.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob
O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
From The Door of Heaven A Manual for Holy Communion by Burgett, Arthur Edward
What else is the meaning of His great, His inestimable gift to man of His only-begotten Son, to take His flesh upon Him and to die for us?
From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.
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