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Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of shifting.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Every All, the whole, every kind of. Adj-NNS H3956 πᾶσα pasa
good Intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning. Adj-NFS H18 ἀγαθὴ agathē
act of giving A giving, gift, donation. N-NFS H1394 δόσις dosis
every All, the whole, every kind of. Adj-NNS H3956 πᾶν pan
perfect Perfect, (a) complete in all its parts, (b) full grown, of full age, (c) specially of the completeness of Christian character. Adj-NNS H5046 τέλειον teleion
gift A gift, bounty. N-NNS H1434 δώρημα dōrēma
from above, (a) from above, from heaven, (b) from the beginning, from their origin (source), from of old, (c) again, anew. Adv H509 ἄνωθεν anōthen
coming down To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. V-PPA-NNS H2597 καταβαῖνον katabainon
Father Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. N-GMS H3962 πατρὸς patros
of lights, Light, a source of light, radiance. N-GNP H5457 φώτων phōtōn
whom Who, which, what, that. RelPro-DMS H3739 ō
there is There is in, is present. V-PIA-3S H1762 ἔνι eni
no No, not. Adv H3756 οὐκ ouk
variation A change, variation, mutation. N-NFS H3883 παραλλαγὴ parallagē
or Or, than. Conj H2228 ē
of shifting. A turning, change, mutation. N-GFS H5157 τροπῆς tropēs
from From, away from. N-NNS H644 ἀποσκίασμα aposkiasma

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Berean Bible Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of shifting.
King James Bible Every good act of giving gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or variableness, neither shadow of shifting.turning.
Hebrew Greek English Every good act of giving thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of shifting.shifting shadow.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Every good act of giving thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of shifting.shifting shadow.