James 1:18

New Living Translation

¹⁸He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.^[a]

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1:18 Greek we became a kind of firstfruit of his creatures.

James 1:18

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)Of his own will he ^(B)brought us forth by the word of truth, ^(C)that we should be a kind of ^(D)firstfruits of his creatures.

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English Standard Version (ESV)

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