James 1:18 - Revised Version 188518 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176918 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition18 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]. See the chapterAmerican 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. See the chapterCommon English Bible18 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version18 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. See the chapter |