18Of his own will he hath begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.


In Context

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.

17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

18 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.

19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

James 1:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:18For of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be some beginning of his creatures.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:18Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:18Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.