Many of us are familiar with the verse John 3:16, which focuses on God and his son. Depending on the Bible version you have, the passage will read something like, For God so loved the world that he gave his “only begotten Son” (King James Version), that he gave his “only Son (the unique Son of God) (The Living Bible), that he gave his “one and only Son” (Basic English Bible), or that he gave his “only Son” (Weymouth New Testament Translation). As we have discussed in previous devotionals, there are varied beliefs about the son of God, so much so, that we wonder if the varied translations of this particular verse are all saying the same thing about the son of God. From these varied translations, we see that Jesus is labeled as God’s “only begotten Son,” his “only Son (the unique Son of God),” his “one and only Son,” or his “only Son.” In short, each of the Bible translations listed above and many others not listed, cite Jesus as being “the only son of God.” So, is Jesus the only son of God? To many believers and some non-believers, the traditional answer would be “yes.” The interesting thing is that according to the Bible, Jesus was not God’s only son. According to scripture, God had another son.
