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James 1:18

The Bible in Basic English BBE

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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.

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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