James 3:17

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, ¹  full of mercy and good fruit, ²  impartial, and not hypocritical. ³ 

James 1:18

1:18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth ⁴  through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

[3:17]  ¹ tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

[3:17]  ² tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

[3:17]  ³ tn Or “sincere.”

[1:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “Having willed, he gave us birth.”