John 3:16King James Version (KJV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 “For God loved the world in this way:[a] He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
The word in Greek is monogenes. In the case of Jesus, it means One and Only, or Unique, one of a kind.
If Jesus was speaking Hebrew or Aramaic what word would He use and what would it mean?
I'm dealing with a Muslim who is trying to save the Qur'an because the Allah of the Qur'an thought "begotten" meant a sexual union between God and Mary, Jesus being the result. The Muslim' response was that Jesus didn't speak Greek (which is debatable.)
Thank you.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 “For God loved the world in this way:[a] He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
The word in Greek is monogenes. In the case of Jesus, it means One and Only, or Unique, one of a kind.
If Jesus was speaking Hebrew or Aramaic what word would He use and what would it mean?
I'm dealing with a Muslim who is trying to save the Qur'an because the Allah of the Qur'an thought "begotten" meant a sexual union between God and Mary, Jesus being the result. The Muslim' response was that Jesus didn't speak Greek (which is debatable.)
Thank you.
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