James 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

James 1:18-19

18In the exercise of 1His willG1014 He 2broughtG616 us forthG616 by 3the wordG3056 of truthG225, soG1519 that we would be 4a kindG5100 of 5firstG536 fruitsG536 6among His creaturesG2938.

197This 8you knowG3609, 9my belovedG27 brethrenG80. But everyoneG3956 must be quickG5036 to hearG191, 10slowG1021 to speakG2980 and 11slowG1021 to angerG3709;

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Notes

  1. 1. James 1:18 John 1:13 ↩
  2. 2. James 1:18 James 1:15; 1 Pet 1:3, 23 ↩
  3. 3. James 1:18 2 Cor 6:7; Eph 1:13; 2 Tim 2:15 ↩
  4. 4. James 1:18 Or a certain first fruits ↩
  5. 5. James 1:18 Jer 2:3; Rev 14:4 ↩
  6. 6. James 1:18 Lit of ↩
  7. 7. James 1:19 Or Know this ↩
  8. 8. James 1:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
  9. 9. James 1:19 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 16; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
  10. 10. James 1:19 Prov 10:19; 17:27 ↩
  11. 11. James 1:19 Prov 16:32; Eccl 7:9 ↩

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