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James 1:18
Patriarchal Greek New Testament (1904) · Berean Standard Bible
βουληθεὶς ἀπεκύησεν ἡμᾶς λόγῳ ἀληθείας εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἀπαρχήν τινα τῶν αὐτοῦ κτισμάτων.
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation (note: Or of His creatures.).