James 1:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 1:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
πᾶσα
pâs
G3956
all
δόσις
dósis
G1394
gift
ἀγαθὴ
agathós
G18
good
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πᾶν
pâs
G3956
all
δώρημα
dṓrēma
G1434
gift
τέλειον
téleios
G5046
perfect
ἄνωθέν
ánōthen
G509
from above
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
καταβαῖνον
katabaínō
G2597
to descend
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πατρὸς
patḗr
G3962
father
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
φώτων
phōs
G5457
light
παρ’
pará
G3844
from
ᾧ
hós
G3739
who
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔνι
éni
G1762
is
παραλλαγὴ
parallagḗ
G3883
variation
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
τροπῆς
tropḗ
G5157
turning
ἀποσκίασμα
aposkíasma
G644
shadow
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
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King James Version Public Domain
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Every good present and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or shadow of turning.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).