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Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 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.
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English Standard Version
18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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King James Version
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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The Message Bible
18 He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures.
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New American Standard Bible
18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.
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New International Version
18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
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New King James Version
18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
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New Living Translation
18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
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New Revised Standard
18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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American Standard Version
18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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The Bible in Basic English
18 Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.
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Common English Bible
18 He chose to give us birth by his true word, and here is the result: we are like the first crop from the harvest of everything he created.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
18 He chose to give us birth by his true word, and here is the result: we are like the first crop from the harvest of everything he created.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
18 Having made his decision, he gave birth to us through a Word that can be relied upon, in order that we should be a kind of firstfruits of all that he created.
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The Darby Translation
18 According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of *his* creatures.
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Good News Translation
18 By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
18 By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
18 God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.
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Hebrew Names Version
18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
18 He, of his own will, has begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be the firstfruits of his creatures.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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Lexham English Bible
18 [By his] will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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New Century Version
18 God decided to give us life through the word of truth so we might be the most important of all the things he made.
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New International Reader's Version
18 God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first and best of everything he created.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
18 For of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be some beginning of his creature.
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Revised Standard Version
18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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SBL Greek New Testament
18 βουληθεὶς ἀπεκύησεν ἡμᾶς λόγῳ ἀληθείας, εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἀπαρχήν τινα τῶν αὐτοῦ κτισμάτων.
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Third Millennium Bible
18 Of His own will, He begot us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
18 Of His own will, He begot us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
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Tyndale
18 Of his awne will begat he vs with the worde of lyfe that we shuld be the fyrst frutes of his creatures.
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The Latin Vulgate
18 voluntarie genuit nos verbo veritatis ut simus initium aliquod creaturae eius
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
18 voluntarie genuit nos verbo veritatis ut simus initium aliquod creaturae eius
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The Webster Bible
18 Of his own will he hath begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.
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World English Bible
18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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Weymouth New Testament
18 In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
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Wycliffe
18 For willfully he begat us by the word of truth [Forsooth willfully he gendered us with the word of truth], that we be a beginning of his creature.
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Young's Literal Translation
18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
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