NETBible | 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. |
NIV © |
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. |
NASB © |
In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. |
NLT © |
In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession. |
MSG © |
He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures. |
BBE © |
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. |
NRSV © |
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. |
NKJV © |
Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. |
KJV | Of his own will <1014> (5679) begat he <616> (5656) us <2248> with the word <3056> of truth <225>_, that <1519> we <2248> should be <1511> (5750) a kind <5100> of firstfruits <536> of his <846> creatures <2938>_. |
NASB © |
In the exercise of His will <1014> He brought <616> us forth <616> by the word <3056> of truth <225> , so <1519> that we would be a kind <5100> of first <536> fruits <536> among His creatures .<2938> |
NET [draft] ITL | By <1014> his sovereign plan <1014> he gave <616> us <2248> birth <616> through the message <3056> of truth <225> , that we <2248> would be <1510> a kind <5100> of firstfruits <536> of all he <846> created .<2938> |
GREEK | boulhyeiv <1014> (5679) V-AOP-NSM apekuhsen <616> (5656) V-AAI-3S hmav <2248> P-1AP logw <3056> N-DSM alhyeiav <225> N-GSF eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN einai <1510> (5750) V-PXN hmav <2248> P-1AP aparchn <536> N-ASF tina <5100> X-ASF twn <3588> T-GPN autou <846> P-GSM ktismatwn <2938> N-GPN |
NETBible | 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. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “Having willed, he gave us birth.” |