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# to give us

The word "us" refers to James and his audience.

# give us birth

God, who brought us eternal life, is spoken of as if he had given us birth.

# the word of truth

Possible meanings are 1) "the message about the truth" or 2) "the true message."

# so that we would be a kind of firstfruits

"so that we would be like an offering of firstfruits"
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Update 'jas/01/18.md' 2023-07-17 18:04:49 +00:00			`The word "us" refers to James and his audience.`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# give us birth`

Update 'jas/01/18.md' 2023-07-17 18:04:49 +00:00			`God, who brought us eternal life, is spoken of as if he had given us birth.`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# the word of truth`

			`Possible meanings are 1) "the message about the truth" or 2) "the true message."`

			`# so that we would be a kind of firstfruits`

Update 'jas/01/18.md' 2023-07-18 17:23:18 +00:00			`"so that we would be like an offering of firstfruits"`