James 1:17

1:17 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

James 1:25

1:25 But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there,⁴ and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out – he⁵ will be blessed in what he does.⁶

James 3:2

3:2 For we all stumble⁷ in many ways. If someone does not stumble⁸ in what he says,⁹ he is a perfect individual,¹⁰ able to control the entire body as well.

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).

⁴tn Grk “continues.”

⁵tn Grk “this one.”

⁶tn Grk “in his doing.”

⁷tn Or “fail.”

⁸tn Or “fail.”

⁹tn Grk “in speech.”

¹⁰tn The word for “man” or “individual” is ἀνήρ (anhr), which often means “male” or “man (as opposed to woman).” But it sometimes is used generically to mean “anyone,” “a person,” as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 2).