¹⁷ He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double^(A) share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength.^(B) The right of the firstborn belongs to him.^(C)

¹⁸ He chose to give us birth^(A) through the word of truth,^(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits^(C) of all he created.