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, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
From Select Temperance Tracts by American Tract Society
Remember that Thou didst so love the world, that Thou gavest Thine only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
From The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] by Anonymous
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 Door of Heaven A Manual for Holy Communion by Burgett, Arthur Edward
No. Heaven will be attractive, because there we shall behold Him who loved us so much as to give His only-begotten Son to die for us.
From The Way to God and How to Find It by Moody, Dwight Lyman
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