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James 1:16-18

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1:16 Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters.¹ 1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift² is from above, coming down³ from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.⁴ 1:18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth⁵ through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

¹tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

²tn The first phrase refers to the action of giving and the second to what is given.

³tn Or “All generous giving and every perfect gift from above is coming down.”

⁴tn Grk “variation or shadow of turning” (referring to the motions of heavenly bodies causing variations of light and darkness).

⁵tn Grk “Having willed, he gave us birth.”

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