Jam 1:18-21, 1Pe 1:23-2:2 | 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 1:18-21

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.

Hearing and Doing the Word

19 ^eKnow this, my beloved brothers: let every person ^fbe quick to hear, ^gslow to speak, ^hslow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore ⁱput away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with ^jmeekness the implanted word, ^kwhich is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 1:23-25

23 ^lsince you have been born again, ^mnot of perishable seed but of imperishable, through ⁿthe living and abiding word of God; 24 for

^o“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
25 ^pbut the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And this word ^qis the good news that was preached to you.

1 Peter 2:1-2

A Living Stone and a Holy People

1 ^rSo put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 ^sLike newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual ^tmilk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—