and only Son” to save those who believe in Him (John 3:16, 18). When the title monogenēs refers to Jesus it designates the uniqueness of His nature, the uniqueness of His relationship with the Father, His uniqueness as the revelator of God, and His uniqueness as redeemer. There is no other like Him; He is the only one of His kind. The idea of “the only begotten” of the Father does not appear in those passages and is not required in their contexts. They deal with Christ’s nature and mission.