James 1:18
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Accordance Begat Begotten Birth Children Chose Created Creatures Exercise First Firstfruits First-Fruits Forth Fruits Kind Message Purpose Sense True. Truth Word
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English Standard Version
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

New American Standard Bible
In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

King James Bible
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.

International Standard Version
In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures.

NET Bible
By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He was pleased and gave birth to us by the word of the truth, that we would be the first fruits of his creation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.

King James 2000 Bible
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

American King James Version
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

American Standard Version
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be some beginning of his creatures.

Darby Bible Translation
According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.

English Revised Version
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Webster's Bible Translation
Of his own will he hath begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

Weymouth New Testament
In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.

World English Bible
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Young's Literal Translation
having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
Lexicon
βουληθεις  verb - aorist passive deponent participle - nominative singular masculine
boulomai  boo'-lom-ahee:  to will, i.e. (reflexively) be willing -- be disposed, minded, intend, list, (be, of own) will (-ing).
απεκυησεν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular
apokueo  ap-ok-oo-eh'-o:  to breed forth, i.e. (by transference) to generate (figuratively) -- beget, produce.
ημας  personal pronoun - first person accusative plural
hemas  hay-mas':  us -- our, us, we.
λογω  noun - dative singular masculine
logos  log'-os:  something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ) -- account, cause, communication, concerning, doctrine, fame, have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
αληθειας  noun - genitive singular feminine
aletheia  al-ay'-thi-a:  truth -- true, truly, truth, verity.
εις  preposition
eis  ice:  to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
το  definite article - accusative singular neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ειναι  verb - present infinitive
einai  i'-nahee:  to exist -- am, was. come, is, lust after, please well, there is, to be, was.
ημας  personal pronoun - first person accusative plural
hemas  hay-mas':  us -- our, us, we.
απαρχην  noun - accusative singular feminine
aparche  ap-ar-khay':  a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. the (Jewish) first-fruit (figuratively) -- first-fruits.
τινα  indefinite pronoun - accusative singular feminine
tis  tis:  some or any person or object
των  definite article - genitive plural neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αυτου  personal pronoun - genitive singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
κτισματων  noun - genitive plural neuter
ktisma  ktis'-mah:  an original formation (concretely), i.e. product (created thing) -- creature.
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