James 1:18

1:18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth ¹  through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

James 3:4

3:4 Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot’s inclination directs.

James 4:4

4:4 Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? ²  So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.

¹ tn Grk “Having willed, he gave us birth.”

² tn Grk “is hostility toward God.”