James 1 18
Of 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.
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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.
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].
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.