James 1:17

New American Bible - revised edition

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.

Cross References

Genesis 41:16

“It is not I,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God who will respond for the well-being of Pharaoh.”

1 Chronicles 22:12

But may the Lord give you prudence and discernment when he gives you command over Israel, so that you keep the law of the Lord, your God.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Give to my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to keep your commandments, precepts, and statutes, that he may carry out all these plans and build the palace for which I have made preparation.”

Psalm 102:27

They perish, but you remain; they all wear out like a garment; Like clothing you change them and they are changed,

Psalm 122:6

For the peace of Jerusalem pray: “May those who love you prosper!

Psalm 136:7

Who made the great lights, for his mercy endures forever;

Psalm 84:11

Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Better the threshold of the house of my God than a home in the tents of the wicked.

Psalm 85:12

Truth will spring from the earth; justice will look down from heaven.

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom, from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

Isaiah 28:26

His God has taught him this rule, he has instructed him.

Isaiah 45:7

I form the light, and create the darkness, I make weal and create woe; I, the Lord, do all these things.

Isaiah 46:10

At the beginning I declare the outcome; from of old, things not yet done. I say that my plan shall stand, I accomplish my every desire.

Isaiah 60:19

No longer shall the sun be your light by day, Nor shall the brightness of the moon give you light by night; Rather, the Lord will be your light forever, your God will be your glory.

Malachi 3:6

For I, the Lord, do not change, and you, sons of Jacob, do not cease to be.

Numbers 11:17

I will come down and speak with you there. I will also take some of the spirit that is on you and will confer it on them, that they may share the burden of the people with you. You will then not have to bear it by yourself.

Numbers 11:25

The Lord then came down in the cloud and spoke to him. Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses, he bestowed it on the seventy elders; and as the spirit came to rest on them, they prophesied but did not continue.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a human being who speaks falsely, nor a mortal, who feels regret. Is God one to speak and not act, to decree and not bring it to pass?

Matthew 7:11

If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. The Golden Rule.

Luke 11:13

If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him?” Jesus and Beelzebul.

John 1:9

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

John 3:27

John answered and said, “No one can receive anything except what has been given him from heaven.

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they stopped objecting and glorified God, saying, “God has then granted life-giving repentance to the Gentiles too.” The Church at Antioch.

Acts 5:31

God exalted him at his right hand as leader and savior to grant Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.

Romans 6:23

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

1 Corinthians 4:7

Who confers distinction upon you? What do you possess that you have not received? But if you have received it, why are you boasting as if you did not receive it?

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of [Jesus] Christ. The Paradox of the Ministry.

Ephesians 1:18

May the eyes of [your] hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones,

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God;

Deuteronomy 4:19

And when you look up to the heavens and behold the sun or the moon or the stars, the whole heavenly host, do not be led astray into bowing down to them and serving them. These the Lord, your God, has apportioned to all the other nations under the heavens;

Philippians 1:29

For to you has been granted, for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.

1 Timothy 6:16

who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, and whom no human being has seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal power. Amen. Right Use of Wealth.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it.

James 3:15

Wisdom of this kind does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity.

1 John 1:5

Now this is the message that we have heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 4:10

In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.

Revelation 21:23

The city had no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gave it light, and its lamp was the Lamb.

Revelation 22:5

Night will be no more, nor will they need light from lamp or sun, for the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever and ever.

1 Samuel 15:29

The Glory of Israel neither deceives nor repents, for he is not a mortal who repents.”