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Because he willed it,βουληθεὶςhe broughtἀπεκύησενusἡμᾶςforthἀπεκύησενby the wordλόγῳof truth,ἀληθείαςso thatεἰς τὸweἡμᾶςmight beεἶναιa kind ofτιναfirstfruitsἀπαρχήνof hisτῶν αὐτοῦcreatures.κτισμάτων
James 1:18
Study it in the app“Because he willed it, he brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
With the Greek beneath
James 1:18, word by word
- Because he willed itβουληθεὶςboulētheis
want, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “boulētheis” appears- he broughtἀπεκύησενapekyēsen
give birth to
Give birth to, bring forth.
Where else “apekyēsen” appears- by the wordλόγῳlogōi
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logōi” appears- of truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appears- might beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- firstfruitsἀπαρχήνaparchēn
firstfruits
Firstfruits: the first part of the harvest, offered to God as a pledge of the whole.
Where else “aparchēn” appears- creaturesκτισμάτωνktismatōn
creature
Something created, a creature.
Where else “ktismatōn” appears
The context
17Every good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
18 · This verse (above)
19Know this, my beloved brothers. And let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
To study James 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does James say the testing of faith produces, and what should someone do who lacks wisdom (v. 2-5)?
2. What it means
James says it is not enough to hear the word; we must do it (v. 22-25). Why does he use the image of a mirror?
3. How I live it
James speaks of being quick to hear and slow to speak (v. 19). In what conversation today could you listen more?