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
God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son....
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
"By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that had received the promises, offered up his only-begotten."
From Notes on the Book of Genesis by Charles Henry Mackintosh
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 Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland
It was the love of God that prompted Him to send His only-begotten Son into the world that He might save it.
From Sovereign Grace Its Source, Its Nature and Its Effects by Dwight Lyman Moody
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