James 1:18
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
अध्ययन टिप्पणी
Study Note
The declaration that God 'of his own will brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures' presents regeneration as entirely divine initiative ('of his own will' — boulētheis), mediated through the gospel ('word of truth'), with an eschatological purpose. The 'firstfruits' (aparchē) image draws on the Levitical firstfruits offering — the first portion dedicated to God that consecrated the whole — and may imply that believers are the first portion of a coming universal renewal of creation. The verse stands in deliberate contrast to verse 14-15, where desire gives birth to sin and sin to death: God's will gives birth to new life through the word, reversing the destructive birth of sin. 1 Peter 1:23 parallels the same logic: 'you have been born again through the living and enduring word of God.'
अन्य अनुवाद
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
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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