John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
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James 1:17 · 57 connections
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If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. …
End of linked passage: Genesis 1:5And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: …
End of linked passage: Daniel 2:22For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. …
End of linked passage: Titus 3:5And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: …
End of linked passage: Genesis 1:15That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, …
End of linked passage: Exodus 31:6They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; …
End of linked passage: Hebrews 1:12And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. …
End of linked passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; …
End of linked passage: Romans 12:8If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. …
End of linked passage: 1 John 5:12And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; …
End of linked passage: Daniel 2:30For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. …
End of linked passage: Romans 11:30Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. …
End of linked passage: Ephesians 4:11The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. …
End of linked passage: Psalms 19:8I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. …
End of linked passage: Ephesians 2:5This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. …
End of linked passage: Matthew 13:12And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? …
End of linked passage: Genesis 41:39And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? …
End of linked passage: Exodus 4:12Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded. …
End of linked passage: Exodus 36:2And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: …
End of linked passage: 2 Chronicles 1:12At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. …
End of linked passage: Matthew 11:26Original source and licence · Import and validation record · Five excluded rows