James 1:18

For wilfulli he bigat vs bi the word of treuthe, that we be a bigynnyng of his creature.

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

In Context

17Ech good yifte, and ech perfit yifte is from aboue, and cometh doun fro the fadir of liytis, anentis whom is noon other chaungyng, ne ouerschadewyng of reward.

19Wite ye, my britheren moost loued, be ech man swift to here, but slow to speke, and slow to wraththe;

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:3Israel was hooli to the Lord, the firste of fruytis of hym; alle men that deuouren that Israel, trespassen; yuelis schulen come on hem, seith the Lord.

John 1:13nether of the wille of fleische, nether of the wille of man, but ben borun of God.

Romans 4:17As it is writun, For Y haue set thee fadir of many folkis, bifor God to whom thou hast bileued. Which God quykeneth deed men, and clepith tho thingis that ben not, as tho that ben.

Romans 9:15God forbede. For he seith to Moyses, Y schal haue merci on whom Y haue merci; and Y schal yyue merci on whom Y schal haue merci.

Ephesians 1:12that we be in to the heriyng of his glorie, we that han hopid bifor in Crist.

Colossians 1:20and bi hym alle thingis to be recounselid in to hym, and made pees bi the blood of his cros, tho thingis that ben in erthis, ether that ben in heuenes.

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