‘I am not able to,’ Joseph answered Pharaoh. ‘It is God who will give Pharaoh a favourable answer.’ ,
James 1:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
‘I am not able to,’ Joseph answered Pharaoh. ‘It is God who will give Pharaoh a favourable answer.’ ,
Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
Give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep and to carry out all your commands, your decrees, and your statutes, and to build the building for which I have made provision.
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
I form light and create darkness, I make success and create disaster; I am the Lord, who does all these things.
I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
The sun will no longer be your light by day, and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you. The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendour.
‘Because I, the Lord, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed. ,
Then I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the Spirit who is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
Then the Lord descended in the cloud and spoke to him. He took some of the Spirit who was on Moses and placed the Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they never did it again.
God is not a man, that he might lie, or a son of man, that he might change his mind. Does he speak and not act, or promise and not fulfil?
If you then, 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.
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? ’
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. ,
John responded, ‘No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again, , he cannot see the kingdom of God.’
Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.’
When they heard this they became silent. And they glorified God, saying, ‘So then, God has given repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles.’
God exalted this man to his right hand as ruler and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?
For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’, has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift #– #
When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars #– #all the stars in the sky #– #do not be led astray to bow in worship to them and serve them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
For it has been granted to you on Christ’s behalf not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see, to him be honour and eternal power. Amen.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God #– #who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly #– #and it will be given to him.
Such wisdom does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretence.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him.
Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice , for our sins.
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Night will be no more; people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light, and they will reign for ever and ever.
Furthermore, the Eternal One of Israel does not lie or change his mind, for he is not man who changes his mind.’