Jam 1:18 | HCSB | STEP | By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures .

James 1:18

18 By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth ^{▼▼= the gospel} so that we would be the ^{▼▼firstfruits: The agricultural products harvested first and given to God as an offering; also the first of more products to come}firstfruits of His creatures. ^c