New American Standard Bible 2020
James 1:16-18
161Do not be 2deceivedG4105, 3my belovedG27 brothersG80 and sisters. 17EveryG3956 goodG18 thingG1394 givenG1394 and everyG3956 perfectG5046 giftG1434 is 4from aboveG509, comingG2597 downG2597 from 5the FatherG3962 of lightsG5457, 6with whomG3739 thereG1762 isG1762 noG3756 variationG3883 orG2228 7shiftingG5157 shadowG644. 18In the exercise of 8His willG1014 He 9gaveG616 us birthG616 by 10the wordG3056 of truthG225, soG1519 thatG1519 we would be 11a kindG5100 of 12firstG536 fruitsG536 13among His creaturesG2938.
Notes
- 1. James 1:16 1 Cor 6:9 ↩
- 2. James 1:16 Or misled ↩
- 3. James 1:16 Acts 1:15; James 1:2, 19; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10; 4:11; 5:12, 19 ↩
- 4. James 1:17 John 3:3; James 3:15, 17 ↩
- 5. James 1:17 Ps 136:7; 1 John 1:5 ↩
- 6. James 1:17 Mal 3:6 ↩
- 7. James 1:17 Lit shadow of turning ↩
- 8. James 1:18 John 1:13 ↩
- 9. James 1:18 James 1:15; 1 Pet 1:3, 23 ↩
- 10. James 1:18 2 Cor 6:7; Eph 1:13; 2 Tim 2:15 ↩
- 11. James 1:18 Or a certain first fruits ↩
- 12. James 1:18 Jer 2:3; Rev 14:4 ↩
- 13. James 1:18 Lit of ↩
Commentaries on James 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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