James 1:16-18
Modern English Version
16 Do not err, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no change or shadow of turning. 18 Of His own will He brought us forth with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.
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James 1:16-18
Lexham English Bible
16 Do not be deceived, my dear brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of change. 18 By his[a] will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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- James 1:18 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“will”) which is understood as means
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