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James 1:17

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.1

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[1] 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning

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James 1:17, KJV

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.

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James 1:17, NASB

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.

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James 1:17, NLT

17Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.*1:17a Greek from above, from the Father of lights. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.*1:17b Some manuscripts read He never changes, as a shifting shadow does.

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