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James 1:17

NETBible	All generous giving and every perfect gift¹ is from above, coming down² from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.³
NIV © biblegateway Jam 1:17	Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
NASB © biblegateway Jam 1:17	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.
NLT © biblegateway Jam 1:17	Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God above, who created all heaven’s lights. Unlike them, he never changes or casts shifting shadows.
MSG © biblegateway Jam 1:17	Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle.
BBE © SABDAweb Jam 1:17	Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jam 1:17	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.
NKJV © biblegateway Jam 1:17	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.
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KJV	Every <3956> good <18> gift <1394> and <2532> every <3956> perfect <5046> gift <1434> is <2076> (5748) from above <509>_, and cometh down <2597> (5723) from <575> the Father <3962> of lights <5457>_, with <3844> whom <3739> is <1762> (5748) no <3756> variableness <3883>_, neither <2228> shadow <644> of turning <5157>_.
NASB © biblegateway Jam 1:17	Every <3956> good <18> thing <1394> given <1394> and every <3956> perfect <5046> gift <1434> is from above <509> , coming <2597> down <2597> from the Father <3962> of lights <5457> , with whom <3739> there <1762> is no <3756> variation <3883> or <2228> shifting <5157> shadow <644> .
NET [draft] ITL	All <3956> generous <18> giving <1394> and <2532> every <3956> perfect <5046> gift <1434> is <1510> from above <509> , coming down <2597> from <575> the Father <3962> of lights <5457> , with <3844> whom <3739> there is <1762> no <3756> variation <3883> or <2228> the slightest <5157> hint of change <644> .
GREEK	pasa <3956> A-NSF dosiv <1394> N-NSF agayh <18> A-NSF kai <2532> CONJ pan <3956> A-NSN dwrhma <1434> N-NSN teleion <5046> A-NSN anwyen <509> ADV estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S katabainon <2597> (5723) V-PAP-NSN apo <575> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM patrov <3962> N-GSM twn <3588> T-GPN fwtwn <5457> N-GPN par <3844> PREP w <3739> R-DSM ouk <3756> PRT-N eni <1762> (5748) V-PXI-3S parallagh <3883> N-NSF h <2228> PRT trophv <5157> N-GSF aposkiasma <644> N-NSN

NETBible

All generous giving and every perfect gift¹ is from above, coming down² from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.³

NET Notes

¹tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

²tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

³tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).