James 1:18
“Of his owne will begate hee vs, with the word of Trueth, that wee should bee a kinde of first fruites of his creatures.”
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James 1:18 Context
16Doe not erre, my beloued brethren. 17Euery good gift, and euery perfect gift is from aboue, & commeth downe from the Father of lights, with whom is no variablenesse, neither shadow of turning. 18Of his owne will begate hee vs, with the word of Trueth, that wee should bee a kinde of first fruites of his creatures. 19Wherefore my beloued brethren, let euery man bee swift to heare, slow to speake, slow to wrath. 20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousnesse of God.
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Other Translations for James 1:18
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
- King James Version
In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.
- Basic English Bible
According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of *his* creatures.
- Darby Bible
Of his own will he hath begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.
- Webster's Bible
In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
- Weymouth Bible
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
- World English Bible
For wilfulli he bigat vs bi the word of treuthe, that we be a bigynnyng of his creature.
- Wycliffe Bible
having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for James 1:18
1:18 Of his own will - Most loving, most free, most pure, just opposite to our evil desire, #Jas 1:15|. Begat he us - Who believe. By the word of truth - The true word, emphatically so termed; the gospel. That we might be a kind of first - fruits of his creatures - Christians are the chief and most excellent of his visible creatures; and sanctify the rest. Yet he says, A kind of - For Christ alone is absolutely the first - fruits.
People's Bible Notes for James 1:18
Jas 1:18 Of his own will begat he us. Not in caprice, but our birth as children of God was due to his eternal will. That we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. The early converts are often called first fruits of the gospel.