James 1:16-18

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁶ Do not be deceived, my beloved.^[a]

¹⁷ Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.^{[b] 18} In fulfilment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.