Matthew Emerson

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Only Begotten Son of the FatherThe Nicene Creed confesses that the Lord Jesus Christ is “the only begotten Son of God.” The Greek word translated “only begotten” is monogenēs, a word used five times in the New Testament with reference to Jesus (John 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18; 1 John 4:9). While most newer translations render the term “only” or “one of a kind,” the King James Version uses “only begotten” in those five Johannine verses.