James 1:18 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁸ God decided to give us life through the word of truth. He wanted us to be the most important of all the things he made.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And 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].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ He chose to give us birth by his true word, and here is the result: we are like the first crop from the harvest of everything he created.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ For by his own will he produced us through the Word of truth, so that we might be a kind of beginning among his creatures.

James 1:18 Referencias Cruzadas

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born again. This new life did not come from something that dies. It came from something that cannot die. You were born again through God’s living message {\cf2\super [11]} that continues forever.

John 1:13

These children were not born like little babies are born. They were not born from the wish or plan of a \{mother and\} father. These children were born from God.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has great mercy, and because of his mercy he gave us a new life. This new life brings us a living hope through Jesus Christ’s rising from death.

Revelation 14:4

These 144,000 people are the ones who did not do wrong things with women. They kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These 144,000 were redeemed (saved) from among the people of the earth. They are the first people to be offered to God and the Lamb.

Jeremiah 2:3

The people of Israel were a holy gift\par to the Lord.\par They were the first fruit to be gathered\par by the Lord.\par Any people that tried to hurt them\par were judged guilty.\par Bad things happened to those\par wicked people.’”\par This message was from the Lord.\par

Ephesians 1:12

We Jews were the first people who hoped in Christ. And we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory.

1 John 3:9

When God makes a person his child, that person does not continue to sin. Why? Because the new life God gave that person {\cf2\super [9]} stays in him. So that person is not able to continue sinning. Why? Because he has become a child of God.

Hebrews 12:23

You have come to the meeting of God’s firstborn {\cf2\super [167]} children. Their names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all people. And you have come to the spirits of good people who have been made perfect.

James 1:21

So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong thing you do. Be humble and accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.

1 Corinthians 4:15

You may have 10,000 teachers in Christ, but you don’t have many fathers. Through the Good News {\cf2\super [27]} I became your father in Christ Jesus.

Romans 4:17

Like it is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [43]} \} “I have made you (Abraham) a father of many nations.” {\cf2\super [44]} This is true before God. Abraham believed in God—the God who gives life to dead people and decides that things will happen that have not yet happened.

Amos 6:1

Oh, it will be very bad for you people taking it easy in Zion, {\cf2\super [75]} \par and for you people who feel so safe on Mount Samaria.\par You are “important” leaders\par of the most important nation!\par The “House of Israel”\par comes to you \{for advice\}!\par

Leviticus 23:10

“Tell the people of Israel: You will enter the land that I will give you. You will reap its harvest. At that time, you must bring in the first sheaf [399] of your harvest to the priest.

2 Corinthians 6:7

by speaking the truth, and by God’s power. We use our right living to defend ourselves against everything.

Ephesians 1:13

It is the same with you people. You heard the true teaching—the Good News {\cf2\super [5]} about your salvation. When you heard that Good News, you believed in Christ. And in Christ, God put his special mark on you by giving you the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [6]} that he promised.

2 Timothy 2:15

Do the very best you can to be the kind of person that God will accept, and give yourself to him. Be a worker who is not ashamed of his work—a worker who uses the true teaching in the right way.

James 1:15

This desire causes sin. Then the sin grows and brings death.

James 3:14

If you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, then you have no reason to boast. Your boasting is a lie that hides the truth.