James 1 18
He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.Listening and Doing
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KJV James 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
AMP James 1:18And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth [as sons] by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures [a sample of what He created to be consecrated to Himself].
YLT James 1:18having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.