Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. New Living Translation Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. English Standard Version Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Berean Standard Bible Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. Berean Literal Bible Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of shifting. King James Bible Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. New King James Version Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. New American Standard Bible Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. NASB 1995 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. NASB 1977 Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow. Legacy Standard Bible Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. Amplified Bible Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes]. Christian Standard Bible Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Holman Christian Standard Bible Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning. American Standard Version Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Every good and perfect gift descends from above, from The Father of lights with whom there is no change nor a shadow of variation. Contemporary English Version Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing. Douay-Rheims Bible Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of alteration. English Revised Version Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning. GOD'S WORD® Translation Every good present and every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father who made the sun, moon, and stars. The Father doesn't change like the shifting shadows produced by the sun and the moon. Good News Translation Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning. International Standard Version Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow. Literal Standard Version Every good giving, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning; Majority Standard Bible Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. New American Bible all good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. NET Bible All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. New Revised Standard Version Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. New Heart English Bible All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow. Webster's Bible Translation Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Weymouth New Testament Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change. World English Bible Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow. Young's Literal Translation every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Good and Perfect Gifts…16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. 18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.… Cross References Psalm 85:12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase. Psalm 102:27 But You remain the same, and Your years will never end. Psalm 136:7 He made the great lights--His loving devotion endures forever. Daniel 2:22 He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. Malachi 3:6 "Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed. Matthew 7:11 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! John 3:3 Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." Treasury of Scripture Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no fickleness, neither shadow of turning. good. James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. James 3:15,17 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish… Genesis 41:16,38,39 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace… from the. Genesis 1:2-5,14,15 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters… Deuteronomy 4:19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. Psalm 19:1-8 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork… no variableness. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 1 Samuel 15:29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Jump to Previous Boon Cast Change Due Gift Good Heaven Heavenly Lights Perfect Shade Shadow Shadows Shifting Source Suggestion True. TurningJump to Next Boon Cast Change Due Gift Good Heaven Heavenly Lights Perfect Shade Shadow Shadows Shifting Source Suggestion True. TurningJames 1 1. James greets the twelve tribes among the nations;2. exhorts to rejoice in trials and temptations; 5. to ask patience of God; 13. and in our trials not to impute our weakness, or sins, to him, 19. but rather to hearken to the word, to meditate on it, and to do thereafter. 26. Otherwise men may seem, but never be, truly religious. (17) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.--This beautiful sentence, more musical still in the Greek, is thought to be the fragment of some Christian hymn. Two words are translated by our one "gift"; the first is rather the act of giving, the second the gift itself, and the effect of both together is a climax to the statement of God's benevolence. The difference between the two is observed in the Genevan version of 1557. "There are diversities of gifts" (1Corinthians 12:4), even as "one star differeth from another star in glory" (1Corinthians 15:41), but "the same Spirit" is the giver of all. Where in St. John's Gospel (John 3:1) we read, "Except a man be born again," the most probable meaning is "from above," expressed exactly as in the present case; and thus we know whence is the true birth of the soul. Cometh down from the Father of lights.--Great difference of opinion is found concerning these "lights," whether the term be figurative, as of goodness or wisdom; or a reference to the mysterious Urim (Exodus 28:30, et seq.) which flamed on the breast of Aaron; or spiritual, as of grace and glory; or material, viz., the "lights" set "in the firmament of heaven" (Genesis 1:14-15) "when the morning stars sang together" (Job 38:7). It were not amiss to take the whole of these interpretations, for they, and perhaps others, the purport of which we as yet can barely guess, are included in this Scripture. "God," remarks Bishop Wordsworth, "is the Father of all lights--the light of the natural world, the sun, the moon, and stars, shining in the heavens; the light of reason and conscience; the light of His Law; the light of prophecy, shining in a dark place; the light of the gospel shining throughout the world; the light of apostles, confessors, martyrs, bishops, and priests, preaching that gospel to all nations; the light of the Holy Ghost shining in our hearts; the light of the heavenly city; God is the Father of them all. He is the everlasting Father of the everlasting Son, who is the Light of the world." But that the mind of the sacred writer was mainly on the lights of the material universe may be seen from his next thought. . . . Verse 17. - Every good gift, etc. The words form a hexameter verse, though this is probably accidental, and no sign that they are a quotation. Δόσις and δώρημα should be distinguished. "Every kind of gift that is good, and every one that is perfect in its kind" (Dean Scott). Δόσις and δῶρον occur together in the LXX. in Proverbs 21:14. They are expressly distinguished by Philo, who says that the latter involves the idea of magnitude and fullness, which is wanting to the former (see Lightfoot on 'Revision,' p. 77) "Every good gift and every perfect boon, R.V. The Father of lights (ἀπὸ τοῦ Πατρὸς τῶν φώτων). The word must refer to the heavenly bodies, of which God may be said to be the Father, in that he is their Creator (for "Father," in the sense of Creator, cf. Job 38:28). From him who "made the stars also" comes down every good and perfect gift, and with him "there can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning." These last words appear to fix the meaning of φῶτα, as τροπή is used in the LXX. as in classical writers for the changes of the heavenly bodies (see Job 38:33; Deuteronomy 33:14; Wisd. 7:18). Οὐκ ἔνι, "there is no room for." It negatives, not only the fact, but the possibility also (cf. Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Everyπᾶσα (pasa) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. good δόσις (dosis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1394: A giving, gift, donation. From the base of didomi; a giving; by implication, a gift. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. perfect τέλειον (teleion) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 5046: From telos; complete; neuter completeness. gift δώρημα (dōrēma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 1434: A gift, bounty. From doreomai; a bestowment. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. from above, ἄνωθέν (anōthen) Adverb Strong's 509: From ano; from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew. coming down καταβαῖνον (katabainon) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατρὸς (Patros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. of the heavenly lights, φώτων (phōtōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness. with παρ’ (par’) Preposition Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. whom ᾧ (hō) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. there is ἔνι (eni) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1762: Contraction for the third person singular present indicative of eneimi; impersonally, there is in or among. no οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. change παραλλαγὴ (parallagē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3883: A change, variation, mutation. From a compound of para and allasso; transmutation, i.e. fickleness: variableness. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. shifting τροπῆς (tropēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 5157: A turning, change, mutation. From an apparently primary trepo to turn; a turn, i.e. Revolution. shadow. ἀποσκίασμα (aposkiasma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 644: From a compound of apo and a derivative of skia; a shading off, i.e. Obscuration. Links James 1:17 NIVJames 1:17 NLT James 1:17 ESV James 1:17 NASB James 1:17 KJV James 1:17 BibleApps.com James 1:17 Biblia Paralela James 1:17 Chinese Bible James 1:17 French Bible James 1:17 Catholic Bible NT Letters: James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift (Ja Jas. Jam) |
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