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James 1:16-18
New International Version
James 1:16-18
New International Version
16 Don’t be deceived,(A) my dear brothers and sisters.(B) 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(C) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(D) who does not change(E) like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth(F) through the word of truth,(G) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(H) of all he created.
James 1:16-18
International Standard Version
James 1:16-18
International Standard Version
Practical Christian Living
16 Do not be[a] deceived, my dear brothers. 17 Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights,[b] in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow. 18 In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures.[c]
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- James 1:16 Or Don’t be
- James 1:17 Lit. the Father of lights
- James 1:18 Lit. a kind of first fruits among his creatures
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