James 1:17

Testing And Tempting

¹⁶ Be not led astray, my dearly beloved brethren. ¹⁷ 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. ¹⁸ Having willed he brought forth by the word of truth, for us to be some first fruit of his creatures.

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Father of Lights

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Malachi 3:6

For I am Jehovah, I changed not; and ye the sons of Jacob were not finished.

Numbers 23:19

God is not man, and will he lie? and the son of man, and will he grieve? Did he say, and will he not do? and speak, and will he not establish?

Matthew 7:11

If ye, therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father which is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?

John 3:27

John answered and said, No man can receive anything except it be given him from heaven.

1 John 1:5

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.

John 8:12

Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who distinguishes thee? and what hast thou which thou didst not receive? and if thou also didst receive, why dost thou boast, as not having received?

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ, yesterday, and to day the same, and for ever.

James 3:17

And the wisdom from above is truly first pure, then peaceful, decorous, docile, full of mercy and good fruits, not separated, and unfeigned.

1 John 4:10

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.

Genesis 1:2-5

And the earth was desolation and emptiness, and darkness over the face of the deep: and the spirit of God moved over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:14-15

And God will say there shall be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate between the day and between the night: and they shall be for signs and for set times, and for days and for years.

Genesis 41:16

And Joseph will answer Pharaoh, saying, Not in me: God. will answer Pharaoh with peace.

Genesis 41:38-39

And Pharaoh will say to his servants, Shall we find such as this man which has the spirit of God in him?

Exodus 4:11-12

And Jehovah will say to him, Who set a mouth to man? or who set the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or blind? is it not I Jehovah?

Exodus 31:3-6

And I will fill him with the spirit of God, in wisdom and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work.

Exodus 36:1-2

And Bezaleel made, and Aholiab, and every man wise of heart, to whom Jehovah gave wisdom and unstanding in them to know to do all the work of service of the holy place according to all which Jehovah commanded.

Numbers 11:17

And I came down and I spake with thee there; and I took from the spirit which is upon thee, and I put upon them, and they lifted up with thee in the debt of the people, and thou shalt not lift it up thyself alone.

Numbers 11:25

And Jehovah will come down in the cloud, and will speak to him, and he will take from the spirit which is upon him, and will give upon the seventy men, the old men: and it shall be in the resting of the spirit upon them, and they shall prophesy, and they shall not cease.

Deuteronomy 4:19

And lest thou shalt lift up thine eyes to the heavens, and seeing the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of the heavens, and thou wert driven and didst worship to them, and didst serve them, which Jehovah thy God divided them out to all the peoples under all the heavens.

1 Samuel 15:29

And also the glory of Israel will not lie, and he will not lament: for he not a man to lament.

1 Chronicles 22:12

Surely Jehovah will give to thee wisdom and understanding, and he will command thee concerning Israeli and to watch the law of Jehovah thy God.

1 Chronicles 29:19

And to Solomon my son wilt thou give a whole heart to watch thy commands, thy testimonies, and thy laws, and to do the whole, and to build the fortress which I prepared.

2 Chronicles 1:11-12

And God will say to Solomon, Because this was with thy heart, and thou askedst not riches, treasures and honor, and the soul of those hating thee, and also many days thou askedst not, and thou wilt ask for thee wisdom and knowledge that thou shalt judge my people that I caused thee to reign over them:

Psalm 19:1-8

To the overseer; chanting of David. The heavens recounting the glory of God, and the firmament announcing the work of his hands.

Psalm 84:11

For Jehovah God a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good to those going uprightly.

Psalm 122:6

Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem: they loving thee shall be at rest

Proverbs 2:6

For Jehovah will give wisdom: from his mouth knowledge and understanding.

Isaiah 28:26

He will instruct him, according to judgment his God will teaeh

Isaiah 45:7

I shall form light and create darkness: making peace and creating evil: I Jehovah doing all these.

Isaiah 46:10

Announcing the last part from the beginning, and from of old what was not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my delight:

Isaiah 60:19

The sun shall be no more to thee for light by day, and for brightness the moon shall not shine to thee: and Jehovah was to thee for an eternal light, and thy God for thy glory.

Daniel 2:21-22

And he changes the times and the seasons; removing kings and setting up kings; giving wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those knowing understanding.

Daniel 2:27-30

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret that the, king asked, not the wise men, the enchanters, the sacred scribes, the diviners, shall be able to show to the king;

Matthew 11:25-26

In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.

Matthew 13:11-12

And having answered, he said to them, For to you it was given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it was not given.

Luke 11:13

If then ye, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children; how much more the Father, be from heaven, will give the Holy Spirit to them asking him ?

John 1:9

The Light was true, which enlightens every man coming into the world.

Acts 5:31

This, God exalted, a Chief and Saviour, with his right hand to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

Acts 11:18

And having heard these, they were silent, and honoured God, saying, For also God gave the nations repentance to life.

Romans 6:23

For the purchasing the provisions of sin, death; and the grace of God, life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 11:29-30

For the favors and calling of God not causing repentance.

Romans 12:6-8

And having gifts different according to the grace given us, whether prophecy, according to the due proportion of faith;

1 Corinthians 12:4-12

And there are distinctions of favors, and the same Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, having spoken light to shine out of darkness, who shone in our hearts, to the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:18

The eyes of your understanding enlightened; for you to know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the holy ones,

Ephesians 2:3-5

Among whom also we then all occupied ourselves in the eager desire? of our flesh, doing the wills of the flesh and the thoughts; and were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest.

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and this not of you: the gift of God:

Ephesians 4:8-11

Wherefore he says, Having ascended into height, he made captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

Philippians 1:29

For upon you was it conferred as a favor for Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him;

Titus 3:3-5

For once we also were unwise disobedient, deceived, being slaves to eager desires and various pleasures, living in vexation and envy, hated, and hating one another.

Hebrews 1:11-12

These shall be destroyed; but thou remainest; and they all as a garment shall grow old;

James 1:5

If any of you is forsaken of wisdom, let him ask of God, giving to all plainly, blaming not; and it shall be given him.

James 3:15

This is wisdom coming not down from above, but earthly, natural, resembling an evil spirit.

1 John 5:11-12

And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they shine in her: for the glory of God enlightened her, and her light the Lamb.

Revelation 22:5

And night shall not be there; and they have no need of a lamp, and the light of the sun; for the Lord God shall enlighten them: and they shall reign for ever and ever.