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Where is “Every good and perfect gift is from above” in the Bible?
“Every good and perfect gift is from above” is James 1:17. James writes it in his letter to Jewish believers scattered abroad.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is James 1:17.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
James writes it in his letter to Jewish believers scattered abroad.
The verse
Every good thing given and every perfect gift comes from above, descending from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variation, no shadow cast by turning.
James 1:17 · open the chapter →
What it means there
James has just said God does not tempt anyone to evil. What comes from God is good. The “Father of lights” made the sun, moon and stars, and unlike them he does not shift or cast shadows.
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Where is “Every good and perfect gift is from above” in the Bible?
“Every good and perfect gift is from above” is James 1:17. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. James writes it in his letter to Jewish believers scattered abroad.
Is “Every good and perfect gift is from above” in the Bible?
Yes. It is James 1:17. In the Lumin Translation, James 1:17 reads: “Every good thing given and every perfect gift comes from above, descending from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variation, no shadow cast by turning.”
Who said “Every good and perfect gift is from above”?
James writes it in his letter to Jewish believers scattered abroad.
What does “Every good and perfect gift is from above” mean in the Bible?
James has just said God does not tempt anyone to evil. What comes from God is good. The “Father of lights” made the sun, moon and stars, and unlike them he does not shift or cast shadows.
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