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.

他按自己的旨意，用真道生了我们，叫我们在他所造的万物中好像初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我们，使我们在他所造的万物中成为初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我们，使我们在他所造的万物中成为初熟的果子。

祂按照自己的旨意，借着真道重生了我们，使我们在祂所造的万物之中好像初熟的果实。

他凭着自己的旨意，藉着真理的道生了我们，使我们作他所造的万物中初熟的果子。

他照着自己的旨意，藉着真理的话语生了我们，要使我们在他所造的万物中成为一种初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真道生了我們，叫我們在他所造的萬物中好像初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我們，使我們在他所造的萬物中成為初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我們，使我們在他所造的萬物中成為初熟的果子。

祂按照自己的旨意，藉著真道重生了我們，使我們在祂所造的萬物之中好像初熟的果實。

他憑著自己的旨意，藉著真理的道生了我們，使我們作他所造的萬物中初熟的果子。

他照他的意思、用真理之道生了我們，要使我們做他所創造的萬物中一種初熟的果子。

他照著自己的旨意，藉著真理的話語生了我們，要使我們在他所造的萬物中成為一種初熟的果子。

且循己旨、以真道生我儕、俾於其所造者、猶初實之果焉、○

自行己志、以真道生我、為億兆首宗主之人、

彼循己旨、以真道生我儕、使我儕於其所造之萬物中、為初實之果、○

惟父憑其自由聖意、以真實無妄之道、予吾人以再造、俾充先薦之果、而與萬物更始；

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

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

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

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

By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

In the exercise of His will He gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

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

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

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.

Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

Jesus replied,“ I assure you: Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”“ But how can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked Him.“ Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?”Jesus answered,“ I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

since you have been born again— not of perishable seed but of imperishable— through the living and enduring word of God.

who were born, not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.

These are the ones not defiled with women, for they have kept their virginity. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed from the human race as the firstfruits for God and the Lamb.

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who ate of it found themselves guilty; disaster came on them.” This is the Lord’s declaration.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!

But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

so that we who had already put our hope in the Messiah might bring praise to His glory.

and through Him to reconcile everything to Himself by making peace through the blood of His cross— whether things on earth or things in heaven.Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.

“ Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land I am giving you and reap its harvest, you are to bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest.

Woe to those who are at ease in Zion and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria— the notable people in this first of the nations, those the house of Israel comes to.

in God’s sight. As it is written: I have made you the father of many nations. He believed in God, who gives life to the dead and calls things into existence that do not exist.

For you can have 10,000 instructors in Christ, but you can’t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.

to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

For He tells Moses: I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.So then it does not depend on human will or effort but on God who shows mercy.For the Scripture tells Pharaoh: I raised you up for this reason so that I may display My power in you and that My name may be proclaimed in all the earth.So then, He shows mercy to those He wants to, and He hardens those He wants to harden.

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.