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 willª° begat¹ he²° usª with the wordª of truth,ª that² weª should beª° a kindª of firstfruitsª of his²¹ creatures.ª

Of his owne willª° begate¹ hee²° vs,ª with the wordª of Trueth,ª that² weeª should beeª° a kindeª of first fruitesª of his²¹ creatures.ª

He willed, and begat us by the word of truth, that we might be the first-ones of his creatures.

He saw fit, and begat us by the word of truth; that we might be the first-fruits of his creatures.

βουληθεὶς ἀπεκύησεν ἡμᾶς λόγῳ ἀληθείας, εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἀπαρχήν τινα τῶν αὐτοῦ κτισμάτων.

Having-been-purposed it-swelled-off-unto to-us unto-a-forthee of-an-un-secluding-of into to-the-one to-be to-us to-a-firsting-off to-a-one of-the-ones of-it of-creatings-to.