Read James 1:18 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: James 1.18, James 1v18, Jc. 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 cre…
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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].