Focused Passage

James 1:16-18

Endurance, Wisdom, and the Implanted Word

James moves from the testing of faith in trials, to the need for God-given wisdom, to the danger of desire-born temptation, to the call to receive and obey the implanted word in pure and undefiled religion.

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16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

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Verse 16

Original words

{Do} notΜὴG3361Adverbbe deceivedπλανᾶσθεG4105Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbelovedἀγαπητοίG27Adjective - Vocative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural
Verse 17

Original words

EveryπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvἀγαθὴG18Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingulargoodδόσιςG1394Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-πᾶνG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularperfectτέλειονG5046Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingulargiftδώρημαG1434Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfrom aboveἄνωθένG509Adverbcoming downκαταβαῖνονG2597Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularFatherΠατρὸςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralof the heavenly lightsφώτωνG5457Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluralwithπαρ’G3844PrepositionwhomG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularthere isἔνιG1762Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbchangeπαραλλαγὴG3883Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularorG2228ConjunctionshiftingτροπῆςG5157Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularshadowἀποσκίασμαG644Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Or no change or shadow of turning.
Verse 18

Original words

He choseβουληθεὶςG1014Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularto give us birthἀπεκύησενG616Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralthrough [the] wordλόγῳG3056Noun - Dative Masculine Singularof truthἀληθείαςG225Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthatεἰςG1519PrepositionweἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularwould beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive Activea kind ofτιναG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularfirstfruitsἀπαρχήνG536Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof HisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralcreationκτισμάτωνG2938Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or of His creatures.

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