James 1:16-18

Evangelical Heritage Version

Receive and Do What God’s Word Says

¹⁶ Do not be deceived, my dear brothers. ¹⁷ Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, who does not change or shift like a shadow.^{[a] 18} Just as he planned, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creations.