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16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
17 aEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, bwith whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.  
18 aOf His own will He brought us forth by the bword of truth, cthat we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.  

Qualities Needed in Trials

19 1So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, aslow to speak, bslow to wrath;  
20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Doers—Not Hearers Only

21 Therefore alay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, bwhich is able to save your souls.  
22 But abe doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  
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James 1:18

Of his own will (boulhqeiv). First aorist passive participle of boulomai. Repeating the metaphor of birth in verse James 1:15, but in good sense. God as Father acted deliberately of set purpose.

He brought us forth (apekuhsen). First aorist active indicative of apokuew (verse James 1:15), only here of the father (4 Macc. 15:17), not of the mother. Regeneration, not birth of all men, though God is the Father in the sense of creation of all men (Acts 17:28 f.).

By the word of truth (logw alhqeiav). Instrumental case logw. The reference is thus to the gospel message of salvation even without the article (II Corinthians 6:7) as here, and certainly with the article (Colossians 1:5; Ephesians 1:13; II Timothy 2:15). The message marked by truth (genitive case alhqeiav).

That we should be (eiv to einai hmav). Purpose clause eiv to and the infinitive einai with the accusative of general reference hmav (as to us).

A kind of first-fruits (aparxhn tina). "Some first-fruits" (old word from aparxomai), of Christians of that age. See Romans 16:5.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing James 1:18:

James 1:13
James 1:19
James 1:21
James 1:25
James 5:19
1 Peter 1:23
Revelation 5:13

 

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