James 1:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πᾶσα δόσις ἀγαθὴ καὶ πᾶν δώρημα τέλειον ἄνωθέν ἐστιν, καταβαῖνον ἀπὸ τοῦ Πατρὸς τῶν φώτων, παρʼ ᾧ οὐκ ἔνι παραλλαγὴ, ἢ τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα.

Transliteration

Every dosis agathē and every dōrēma teleion from anōthen estin, katabainon from the Patros of the phōtōn, with whom not there eni parallagē, or of tropēs aposkiasma.

Grammar Details

• *dosis*: nominative, feminine, singular - subject
• *agathē*: nominative, feminine, singular - adjective modifying *dosis*
• *dōrēma*: nominative, neuter, singular - subject
• *teleion*: nominative, neuter, singular - adjective modifying *dōrēma*
• *anōthen*: adverb - from above
• *estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *katabainon*: present, active, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - coming down
• *Patros*: genitive, masculine, singular - source (from Father)
• *phōtōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - possessive (of lights)
• *eni*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is in/exists
• *parallagē*: nominative, feminine, singular - subject
• *tropēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - possessive (of shifting)
• *aposkiasma*: nominative, neuter, singular - subject

Word Meanings

• *dosis*: gift/giving/act of giving
• *agathē*: good/beneficial
• *dōrēma*: gift/present/donation
• *teleion*: perfect/complete/mature
• *anōthen*: from above/from heaven/from the beginning
• *katabainon*: coming down/descending
• *Patros*: Father/progenitor
• *phōtōn*: lights/luminaries/sources of light
• *eni*: is in/exists/is present
• *parallagē*: variation/change/shifting
• *tropēs*: turning/changing/shifting
• *aposkiasma*: shadow/overshadowing/darkening

Referenced Verses

• John 3:27 : 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
• Matt 7:11 : 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
• Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
• 1 John 1:5 : 5 And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
• Mal 3:6 : 6 For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and to-day, [yea] and for ever.
• Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first {G3303} pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, {G2532} without hypocrisy.
• 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if {G2532} thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?
• Luke 11:13 : 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
• John 8:12 : 12 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not {G3361} walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
• Ps 84:11 : 11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
• Ps 122:6 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
• Prov 2:6 : 6 For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:
• Dan 2:21-22 : 21 And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding; 22 he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
• John 1:9 : 9 There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
• Exod 31:3-6 : 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5 and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:
• Eph 2:8 : 8 for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
• Heb 1:11-12 : 11 They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.
• Titus 3:3-5 : 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. 4 But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared, 5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
• 1 John 4:10 : 10 Herein {G5129} is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
• Rev 21:23 : 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb.
• Rev 22:5 : 5 And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
• Num 11:17 : 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
• Gen 1:2-5 : 2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
• Gen 1:14-15 : 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
• Gen 41:16 : 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
• Deut 4:19 : 19 and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.
• 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.
• 1 Chr 22:12 : 12 Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God.
• 1 Chr 29:19 : 19 and give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.
• Ps 19:1-8 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language; Their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heavens, And his circuit unto the ends of it; And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 7 The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.
• Dan 2:27-30 : 27 Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show unto the king; 28 but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these: 29 as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came [into thy mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass. 30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that thou mayest know the thoughts of thy heart.