James 1:18

New American Bible - revised edition

He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Doers of the Word.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:3

Israel was dedicated to the Lord, the first fruits of his harvest; All who ate of it were held guilty, evil befell them—oracle of the Lord.

Leviticus 23:10

Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you come into the land which I am giving you, and reap its harvest, you shall bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest,

Amos 6:1

Woe to those who are complacent in Zion, secure on the mount of Samaria, Leaders of the first among nations, to whom the people of Israel turn.

John 1:13

who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God.

Romans 4:17

as it is written, “I have made you father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist.

1 Corinthians 4:15

Even if you should have countless guides to Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

2 Corinthians 6:7

in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left;

Ephesians 1:12

so that we might exist for the praise of his glory, we who first hoped in Christ.

Ephesians 1:13

In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised holy Spirit,

2 Timothy 2:15

Be eager to present yourself as acceptable to God, a workman who causes no disgrace, imparting the word of truth without deviation.

Hebrews 12:23

and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven, and God the judge of all, and the spirits of the just made perfect,

James 1:15

Then desire conceives and brings forth sin, and when sin reaches maturity it gives birth to death.

James 1:21

Therefore, put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.

James 3:14

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and abiding word of God,

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 John 3:9

No one who is begotten by God commits sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he is begotten by God.

Revelation 14:4

These are they who were not defiled with women; they are virgins and these are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been ransomed as the firstfruits of the human race for God and the Lamb.