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35 lines
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## Every good gift and every perfect gift ##
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These two phrases mean basically the same thing. James uses them to emphasize that anything good that a person has comes from God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## from above ##
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"from heaven"
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## the Father of lights ##
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God is the creator of all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, and stars).
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## He does not change like shifting shadows ##
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This is a simile that compares the unchanging God being a constant light to the changing and moving lights in the sky (sun, moon, and stars). AT: "God does not change like shadows that appear and disappear." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## to give us ##
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The word "us" refers to James and his audience (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]]).
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## give us life ##
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"give us spiritual life" (UDB)
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## the word of truth ##
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"the Gospel" or "the teachings of Jesus"
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## like firstfruits ##
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James is emphasizing that just like the first fruit of a crop, his audience was among the first believers of what would be many believers in the future. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## among his creatures ##
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"among his people" |