Modern Translations New International VersionEvery good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. New Living Translation Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. English Standard Version Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Berean Study Bible Every 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. New American Standard Bible Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. NASB 1995 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. NASB 1977 Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow. Amplified Bible Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes]. Christian Standard Bible Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Holman Christian Standard Bible Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning. Contemporary English Version Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing. Good News Translation Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning. GOD'S WORD® Translation Every good present and every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father who made the sun, moon, and stars. The Father doesn't change like the shifting shadows produced by the sun and the moon. International Standard Version Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow. NET Bible All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. Classic Translations King James BibleEvery 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. New King James Version Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. King James 2000 Bible Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. New Heart English Bible All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow. World English Bible 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. American King James Version Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no fickleness, neither shadow of turning. American Standard Version Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning. A Faithful Version 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, nor shadow of turning. Darby Bible Translation Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning. English Revised Version Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Euery good giuing, and euery perfect gift is from aboue, and commeth downe from the Father of lights, with whome is no variablenes, neither shadow of turning. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Euery good geuyng, and euery perfect gyft is from aboue, and cometh downe from the father of lyghtes, with who is no variablenes, neither shadow of turnyng. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Euery good gifte, & euery parfait gift, is from aboue, and cometh downe from ye father of light, with whom is no variablenes, nether is he chaunged vnto darcknes. Tyndale Bible of 1526 Every good gyfte and every parfayt gyft is from above and commeth doune fro the father of light with whom is no va riablenes nether is he chaunged vnto darcknes. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionEvery good giving, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning; Berean Literal 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. Young's Literal Translation every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning; Smith's Literal Translation Every good donation and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom not one change, or shadow of turning. Literal Emphasis Translation Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down away from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation nor shadow of shifting. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleEvery best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of alteration. Catholic Public Domain Version Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishEvery good and perfect gift descends from above, from The Father of lights with whom there is no change nor a shadow of variation. Lamsa Bible Every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness nor shadow of change. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentevery good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor slightest trace of turning. Godbey New Testament Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of change. Haweis New Testament Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descending from the father of illuminations, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of change. Mace New Testament every thing that is valuable, every gift that leads to perfection is deriv'd from heaven, it descends from that original light, which knows no change, no shadow, or decline: Weymouth New Testament Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change. Worrell New Testament Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with Whom there is no variableness or shadow cast by turning. Worsley New Testament and every perfect gift, but no evil one, is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, nor shadow of turning:     |