James 1:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

gift. Greek. dosis. Only here and Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:15.

gift. Greek. dorema. Only here and Romans 5:16.

from above. Greek. anothen. See John 3:3.

and cometh. coming.

Father. App-98.

lights. App-130.

with. App-104.

is no. Literally there is not (App-105) present (Greek. eneimi).

variableness. Greek. parallage. Only here.

neither. or.

shadow. Greek. aposkiasma. Only here.

of. i.e. cast by, or due to.

turning. Greek. trope. Only here.

James 1:17

17 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.