James

James 1:17

¹⁷Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.^b

Footnotes

b 1:17 Or no change or shadow of turning.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Every	πᾶσα	pasa	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
good	δόσις	dosis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1394 a giving, gift.
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
perfect	τέλειον	teleion	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5046 perfect, full-grown
gift	δώρημα	dōrēma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1434 a gift, bounty
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
from above	ἄνωθέν	anōthen	Adverb	G509 from above, from the beginning, again
coming down	καταβαῖνον	katabainon	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατρὸς	Patros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
of the heavenly lights	φώτων	phōtōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5457 light, a source of light
with	παρ’	par’	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
whom	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
there is	ἔνι	eni	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1762 there is in, is present
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
change	παραλλαγὴ	parallagē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3883 a change, variation
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
shifting	τροπῆς	tropēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5157 a turning
shadow	ἀποσκίασμα	aposkiasma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G644 a shadow, a faint image or copy

Cross-references

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John 3:27 · Matthew 7:11 · Hebrews 13:8 · John 8:12 · Psalm 84:11 · Numbers 23:19 · 1 John 1:5 · Proverbs 2:6 · James 3:17 · Ephesians 2:8 · Luke 11:13 · Malachi 3:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.