Of his own will (βουληθεις). First aorist passive participle of βουλομα. Repeating the metaphor of birth in verse 15, but in good …

Of his own will. Greek: willing, boulētheis. The idea is that the fact that we are "begotten" to be His children is to b…

Of His own will He begot us with the word of truth.—There is a greater witness to God’s goodness than that which is writt…

Of His own will He begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

The best and noblest …

James advances his final reason for denying that God is the author of temptation. Rather than acting destructively, God acts constructively. “He ch…

Of his own will. He now brings forward a special proof of the goodness of God which he had mentioned: namely, that He has regenerated us t…

Of his own will begat he us The apostle instances in one of those good and perfect gifts, regeneration; and he pitches up…

It is not everyone who suffers who is blessed, but the one who with patience and constancy goes through all difficulties in the way of duty. Afflic…