James 1:18

Good News Translation (US Version)

By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.

Cross References

1 Peter 1:23

For through the living and eternal word of God you have been born again as the children of a parent who is immortal, not mortal.

John 1:13

They did not become God's children by natural means, that is, by being born as the children of a human father; God himself was their Father.

1 Peter 1:3

Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us with a living hope,

Revelation 14:4

They are the men who have kept themselves pure by not having sexual relations with women; they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from the rest of the human race and are the first ones to be offered to God and to the Lamb.

Jeremiah 2:3

Israel, you belonged to me alone; you were my sacred possession. I sent suffering and disaster on everyone who hurt you. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Ephesians 1:12

Let us, then, who were the first to hope in Christ, praise God's glory!

1 John 3:9

Those who are children of God do not continue to sin, for God's very nature is in them; and because God is their Father, they cannot continue to sin.

Hebrews 12:23

You have come to the joyful gathering of God's first-born, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the judge of all people, and to the spirits of good people made perfect.

James 1:21

So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.

1 Corinthians 4:15

For even if you have ten thousand guardians in your Christian life, you have only one father. For in your life in union with Christ Jesus I have become your father by bringing the Good News to you.

Romans 4:17

as the scripture says, “I have made you father of many nations.” So the promise is good in the sight of God, in whom Abraham believed—the God who brings the dead to life and whose command brings into being what did not exist.

Amos 6:1

How terrible it will be for you that have such an easy life in Zion and for you that feel safe in Samaria—you great leaders of this great nation Israel, you to whom the people go for help!

2 Corinthians 6:7

by our message of truth, and by the power of God. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves.

Ephesians 1:13

And you also became God's people when you heard the true message, the Good News that brought you salvation. You believed in Christ, and God put his stamp of ownership on you by giving you the Holy Spirit he had promised.

2 Timothy 2:15

Do your best to win full approval in God's sight, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the message of God's truth.

James 1:15

Then our evil desires conceive and give birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

James 3:14

But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.