Verse
James 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down…
“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.”
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The verses around James 1:17.
15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17Every 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.
18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Verse explanation
Calling God the ‘Father of lights’ and saying that in Him there is ‘no variableness, neither shadow of turning’ is an astronomical image: unlike the sun and moon, which shift position and cast changing shadows, God’s character is described as constant, without instability.
From the James 1 study in Bible in Stories.
James 1:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Toda a boa dadiva e todo o dom perfeito é do alto, e desce do Pae das luzes, em quem não ha mudança nem sombra de variação,
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Toda boa dádiva e todo dom perfeito vem do alto, e desce do Pai das luzes, em quem não há mudança nem sombra de variação.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Todo lo que es bueno, todo don perfecto, viene de arriba, y desciende del Padre que hizo las luces del cielo. A diferencia de ellas, él no cambia, él no varía ni arroja sombras.
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In other languages: Português (Tiago 1:17) · Español (Santiago 1:17)
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