Jam 1:18, 1Pe 1:23, 2:2, 1Jo 3:3, 5:4-5 | ESV | STEP | Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth , that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures .

James 1:18

18 ^aOf his own will he ^bbrought us forth by the word of truth, ^cthat we should be a kind of ^dfirstfruits of his creatures.

1 Peter 1:23

23 ^esince you have been born again, ^fnot of perishable seed but of imperishable, through ^gthe living and abiding word of God;

1 Peter 2:2

2 ^hLike newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual ⁱmilk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

1 John 3:3

3 And everyone who ^jthus hopes in him ^kpurifies himself as he is pure.

1 John 5:4-5

4 For ^leveryone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— ^mour faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes ⁿthat Jesus is the Son of God?