James 1 18
It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes].
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EAS James 1:18He chose to make us his children. He used his true message to do that. Because of that, we are like the first special gift that belongs to him from among everything that he has made.
WEB James 1:18Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
GW James 1:18God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.