AKJV
KJV
18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

ASV
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.

ESV
18. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creation.

ERVEN
18. God decided to give us life through the true message he sent to us. He wanted us to be the most important of all that he created.

NLT
18. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

WEB
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.

NET
18. By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

NLV
18. He gave us our new lives through the truth of His Word only because He wanted to. We are the first children in His family.

HCSB
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.

YLT
18. having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

LITV
18. Having purposed, He brought us forth by the Word of truth, for us to be a certain firstfruit of His creatures.

RV
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.

NCV

MKJV
18. Of His own will He brought us forth with the Word of truth, for us to be a certain firstfruit of His creatures.

LXXEN



KJV
18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

AMP
18. And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth [as sons] by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures [a sample of what He created to be consecrated to Himself].

KJVP
18. Of his own will G1014 V-AOP-NSM begat G616 V-AAI-3S he us G2248 P-1AP with the word G3056 N-DSM of truth G225 N-GSF , that G3588 T-ASN we G3588 T-ASN should be G1511 V-PXN a kind G5100 X-ASF of firstfruits G536 N-ASF of his G848 creatures G2938 N-GPN .

YLT
18. having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

ASV
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.

WEB
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.

NASB
18. He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

ESV
18. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creation.

RV
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.

RSV
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.

NKJV
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.

MKJV
18. Of His own will He brought us forth with the Word of truth, for us to be a certain firstfruit of His creatures.

AKJV
18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

NRSV
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.

NIV
18. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

NIRV
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.

NLT
18. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

MSG
18. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures.

GNB
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.

NET
18. By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

ERVEN
18. God decided to give us life through the true message he sent to us. He wanted us to be the most important of all that he created.