en_tn_condensed/jas/01/18.md

# to give us

The word "us" refers to James and his audience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])

# give us birth

God, who brought us eternal life, is spoken of as if he had given us birth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# 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

James is using the traditional Hebrew idea of firstfruits as a way to describe the value of the Christian believers to God. He implies that there will be many more believers in the future. Alternate translation: "so that we would be like an offering of firstfruits" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# to give us`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The word "us" refers to James and his audience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# give us birth`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`God, who brought us eternal life, is spoken of as if he had given us birth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
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`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`James is using the traditional Hebrew idea of firstfruits as a way to describe the value of the Christian believers to God. He implies that there will be many more believers in the future. Alternate translation: "so that we would be like an offering of firstfruits" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00