James 1:17 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Every good gift, every perfect gift, comes from above. These gifts come down from the Father, the creator of the heavenly lights, in whose character there is no change at all.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ 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 Standard Version 2016

¹⁷ 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.

James 1:17 Krydshenvisninger

Genesis 41:16

Joseph responded, "Apart from me, God will respond favorably to Pharaoh."

1 Chronicles 22:12

Also, may the Lord give you prudence and understanding, so that you may be able to rule Israel and to guard the law of the Lord your God.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Also, I give to my son Solomon a perfect heart, so that he may keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your ceremonies, and so that he may accomplish all things, and may build the temple, for which I have prepared the expenses."

Psalm 136:7

O Lord, call to mind the sons of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem, who say: "Despoil it, despoil it, even to its foundation."

Psalm 84:11

Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.

Psalm 85:12

I will confess to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart. And I will glorify your name in eternity.

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord bestows wisdom, and out of his mouth, prudence and knowledge.

Isaiah 28:26

For he will be instructed in judgment; his God will teach him.

Isaiah 45:7

I form the light and create the darkness. I make peace and create disaster. I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 46:10

From the beginning, I announce the last things, and from the start, the things that have not yet been done, saying: My plan will stand firm, and my entire will shall be done.

Isaiah 60:19

The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon illuminate you. Instead, the Lord will be an everlasting light for you, and your God will be your glory.

Malachi 3:6

For I am the Lord, and I do not change. And you, the sons of Jacob, have not been consumed.

Numbers 11:17

so that I may descend and speak to you. And I will take from your spirit, and I will deliver it to them, so that, with you, they may sustain the burden of the people, and so that you will not be weighed down alone.

Numbers 11:25

And the Lord descended in a cloud, and he spoke to him, taking from the Spirit which was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the Spirit had rested in them, they prophesied; nor did they cease afterwards.

Numbers 23:19

God is not like a man, so that he would lie, nor is he like a son of man, so that he would be changed. Therefore, having spoken, will he not act? Has he ever spoken, and not fulfilled?

Matthew 7:11

Therefore, if you, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your sons, how much more will your Father, who is in heaven, give good things to those who ask him?

Luke 11:13

Therefore, if you, being evil, know how to give good things to your sons, how much more will your Father give, from heaven, a spirit of goodness to those who ask him?"

John 1:9

The true Light, which illuminates every man, was coming into this world.

John 3:27

John responded and said: "A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.

John 3:3

Jesus responded and said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God."

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me does not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

Acts 11:18

Having heard these things, they were silent. And they glorified God, saying: "So has God also given to the Gentiles repentance unto life."

Acts 5:31

It is he whom God has exalted at his right hand as Ruler and Savior, so as to offer repentance and the remission of sins to Israel.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death. But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For what distinguishes you from another? And what do you have that you have not received? But if you have received it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it?

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who told the light to shine out of darkness, has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God, in the person of Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:18

May the eyes of your heart be illuminated, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and the wealth of the glory of his inheritance with the saints,

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God.

Deuteronomy 4:19

Otherwise, perhaps lifting up your eyes to heaven, you might look upon the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error, you might adore and worship these things, which the Lord your God created for the service of all the nations, which are under heaven.

Philippians 1:29

For this has been given to you on behalf of Christ, not only so that you may believe in him, but even so that you may suffer with him,

1 Timothy 6:16

who alone holds immortality, and who inhabits the inaccessible light, whom no man has seen, nor even is able to see, to whom is honor and everlasting dominion. Amen.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ, yesterday and today; Jesus Christ forever.

James 1:5

But if anyone among you is in need of wisdom, let him petition God, who gives abundantly to all without reproach, and it shall be given to him.

James 3:15

For this is not wisdom, descending from above, but rather it is earthly, beastly, and diabolical.

James 3:17

But within the wisdom that is from above, certainly, chastity is first, and next peacefulness, meekness, openness, consenting to what is good, a plenitude of mercy and good fruits, not judging, without falseness.

1 John 1:5

And this is the announcement which we have heard from him, and which we announce to you: that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.

1 John 4:10

In this is love: not as if we had loved God, but that he first loved us, and so he sent his Son as a propitiation for our sins.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine in it. For the glory of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 22:5

And night shall be no more. And they will not need the light of a lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever.

1 Samuel 15:29

Moreover, the One who triumphs within Israel will not spare, and he will not be moved to repentance. For he is not a man, that he should repent."