The word in question is 'monogenes'. The items listed here are provided courtesy of our friends at the General Church of the New Jerusalem. Your servant in Christ, How many multilingual, KJV defenders who are Arabic translators, survival instructors, classical guitar players, wild critter gourmets, ex-hermitic mountain men, and former freight train-riding, chicken-farming Ivy League graduates who nearly flunked out of high school (due to truancy) are there out there? So why did they, once again, ignore the word begotten, and translate this verse as "only son" as they did with the references to Jesus?
Jesus is not just a unique son of God, but he is unique because he was his only-begotten Son! John 3:16, ESV: "“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." Would you do this to the Bible? Isaac also is described as only begotten. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” God loves you so much that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to be born on earth and die on a cross. You can find out more about them here: swedenborg.com. You can search/browse their whole library at the New Church Vineyard website.
The intended meaning is accomplished through the speaker metaphorically referring to his precious life as his only begotten child. By "darling", the speaker's precious life is signified. Everyone born-again Christian reading this can claim their own brand of uniqueness. Psalm 22:20 says, ". References from Swedenborg's drafts, indexes & diaries: if(aStoryLink[0]) "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life." Which truth is from the Lord's Divine Humanity, whose intelligence and wisdom are infinite, being in eternal union with the divine good, and thus possessing the all of that good.Verse 3:36. It is most sad that they have been allowed to get away with it by so many church-goers throughout the ages. —Psalm 138:2, KJV, by John Hinton, Ph.D. μονογενη in the LXX. The perversion of this verse appears to have begun, not with Christians, but with Gnostics in Egypt. If I were to compare verses from Bibles from all over the world the list of corrupted verses would go on for page after page. It should be noted that the Gnostics did not even speak Greek as a native language. John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." The Arabic Bible is a fairly good Bible, but it botched this verse too. The two words together mean only-begotten! Arcana Coelestia 2343, 2628, 2798, 4783, 7494, 10083, 10370, A Brief Exposition of New Church Doctrine 44, True Christian Religion 107, 137, 159, 188, 337, 342, 483, ...608, 637, 683, 722. Joh 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. The Arabic says "ibn wahid", which means unique son. As a born-again believer I am counted as a son of God. Where does God say the book of Esther is perfect Scripture? Resources for parents and teachers. Thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. This is not the only place where only begotten son is changed to only son. Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu’il a donné son Fils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne périsse point, mais qu’il ait la vie éternelle. Understand the meaning of John 3:16 using all available Bible versions and commentary. 1) It is a lie to translate the word as "only" or "unique". I had to think about the French for a while, but the proper Arabic translation came to me instantly and quite naturally: "ibn wahid wulida bihi". But how do we get from a word that means "only" to the intended meaning of "precious life"? var sStoryLink0 = aStoryLink[0].trim(); John Hinton, Ph.D. A ministry seeking the translating and reprinting of KJV equivalent Bibles in all the languages of the world. Because man is at first born merely natural, but has the capacity of afterwards becoming spiritual, by a life according to truths derived from the Word, and therefore he ought not to regard regeneration as a strange, or irrational operation.Verse 3:8. This is a compound of two words monos and genes, the latter being drawn from the verb genao, which means to beget or cause to be produced. After all, what's not to admire about cityscapes and farmlands, fine cuisine and backyard barbecues, classical symphonies and folk ballads, Renaissance paintings and kindergarten squiggles? Video: Inspiration: The Original Autographs Only? They all say unique son, which is clearly wrong. And that the design of all representative truth is only to prepare mankind for the reception of the Divine Truth, that thus good and truth may be conjoined in the church, and the church may rejoice in being instructed concerning the precepts of faith, and in receiving them in faith and obedience.Verses 3:30, 31. As you can see, the original meaning of 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, Search words or verses in the King James Version at: “Only begotten” or “One and only” in John 3:16 et al.? What does John 3:16 really mean for us? . The videos shown here are provided courtesy of our friends at the Swedenborg Foundation. Explaining the Inner Meaning of John 3Verses 3:1, 2. Being unique is not unique and calling someone unique is not saying much of anything at all. John 3:16 is quoted more than any other verse in the Bible, at least by Christians and other church-goers. The King James Version is Demonstrably Inerrant. For the literal or external sense of the Word proceeds from, and is filled with, the interior things of the divine truth and wisdom, which things are rejected by those who remain in the love of mere natural things, and who, on that account, cannot comprehend celestial and spiritual things.Verse 3:13. Their language was Coptic, which is about as close to Greek as Turkish is to Arabic. In Hebrew thought, the most precious thing in life was one's only begotten child (as it was for Abraham and also our Father God). 2) It is a lie that Jesus is the only son of God.
To whom it is taught, that man cannot attain any perception of heavenly good and truth, except by regeneration.Verses 3:4, 5. Westcott & Hort Magic Marker Binge — King James Version John 3:16, "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." Nevertheless these truths are received with doubt by those of the perverted church, and therefore it is taught that all purifying truth is from the Divine Truth, and thus that all wisdom, intelligence, reason, and science, are not of man, but of the Lord in his Divine Humanity.Verses 3:28, 29.
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"); }, The Trinity - and the Mistake People Made in 325 AD, 142 - To Give Sight and to Blind (a purpose of the Lord's First Coming), Commentary on the Gospel According to St. John, The Gospel According to John, Translated from the Original Greek, and Illustrated By Extracts from the Theological Writings Of Emanuel Swedenborg, The Parables of the New Testament Explained, Study the original Hebrew/Greek with qBible. John 3:16 KJV 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 3:16 is quoted more than any other verse in the Bible, at least by Christians and other church-goers. In this example Isaac is his only begotten son because he was the only one to be born of his lawful wife through him, the same way that Mary begot the only Son to ever be begotten through God. For the Divine Truth testifies concerning the Lord, both as to his divine wisdom and divine love, and notwithstanding its being rejected by the generality of mankind, brings conviction along with it to those who receive it.Verses 3:34, 35. John 3:16 KJV 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. Why is it so important to make such a big deal of this one word, some ask? It is irrelevant not only because the Greek does not say that he is unique, but because it is a subjective term with little meaning. Genao has come into the English language as well in words like generation, genesis, genes, generate, and so forth. They had to cover their tracks by corrupting the verse regarding Isaac for that reason. } Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. It sounds even more natural in Arabic than it does in English. Is Jesus God's unique son?
I don't understand why it didn't occur to the original translators. He did not sacrifice Himself for all mankind just because they were there, but … This cannot be comprehended by those of the perverted church, who are in the knowledges of external truth, when yet those knowledges ought to have conducted them to the apprehension of internal truth.Verses 3:11, 12. It is by first establishing this metaphor of that which is culturally considered the most precious that we get to the signified meaning of "precious life". Unfortunately, many foreign Bible translations no longer have legitimate translations of these verses, and there are many languages that have never had one. I cannot read several of the languages at all, but among those that I can read the Arabic, French, Hindi, and Hebrew mistranslate it. I've had many people tell me that they see these verses as stating that Jesus is God's unique Son in a very special way, but that is not even a relevant argument. In the unlikely event that there are any, they are not going to look like me, sound like me, or share all of my other traits, faults and experiences. 1Jo 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Ro 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. I also am unique. 1st John 5:7: The best proof of the Trinity you might not have read!
jhinton@post.harvard.edu. As a result they make the ridiculous error of saying that Isaac had only one son. Scripture reference tag pop-ups powered by VerseClick™. This means that it is less close to Greek than English is to Polish. Coptic adopted and adapted the Greek for their form of Egyptian, and borrowed many New Testament Greek words, just as Turkish borrowed the Arabic alphabet (until modern times) and many vocabulary words, as did Malaysian, Swahili, Farsi, Urdu, and many other unrelated languages, but this makes for only the most superficial comparisons.