James 1:17 Everygood 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.
English “from above” in James 1:17 was correctly translated from Greek adverb 509 anothen. What follows is important to understand! Greek adverb 509 anothen was correctly translated into English “from above” in John 3:31 John 19:11 James 1:17 James 3:15 and James 3:17 in the context of James 3:1-18. Greek adverb 509 anothen was less well translated into English “the top” in Matthew 27:51 and Mark 15:38 and “top” in John 19:23 which God wants me to bring to your attention because God wants to prove beyond any doubt that Greek adverb 509 anothen was erroneously mistranslated into English “again” by a flesh human being [not chosen by God] in John 3:3 and John 3:7 and the demonstrably erroneous “born again” is a tenet of many of the world’s 4,351 religions. The English word “again” does not fit in the context of Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38 or John 19:23! “And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent” “And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom” “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout”. From above does fit! Greek adverb 507 ano was translated into English “above” in John 8:23 Acts 2:19 Galatians 4:26 and Colossians 3:1 & 2. Greek adverb 3825 palin was 142 times correctly translated into English “again” but Greek adverb 3825 palin appears nowhere in the third chapter of John. Greek adverb 509 anothen was grossly and apparently intentionally mistranslated into “again” in John 3:3 and 3:7 which are tenets of many of the world’s 4,351 religions. No human being has ever been born again subsequent to their faith in God. Human beings are born from above subsequent to God’s faith in them pursuant to God’s will, which appears in italics between quotation marks in the last paragraph of God’s scrutiny of James 1:16. The problem with human beings erroneously believing they are “born again” subsequent to some false premise the world’s 4,351 religions have taught them, they preclude themselves from ever beginning God’s process whereby they can be born from above subsequent to God’s faith in them pursuant to God’s Will “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour” “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”. English “will have” [as in God’s will] emboldened in 1Timothy 2:4 was translated from Greek verb 2309 thelo which God is going to fully define in God’s scrutiny “Of his own will” in James 1:18 to follow.
If you wonder why I refer to God’s definition of Hebrew or Greek words or God’s scrutiny of same, it is because I follow God’s 2Timothy 2:15, 20-21 directive and study every word in each of the verses containing God’s Hebrew or Greek words by “rightly dividing the word of truth” whereby God defines each word for me, so they are in fact God’s scrutiny and God’s definitions. I just put God’s scrutiny and definitions in a document then my better half posts them in our bibletruthuncovered.com blog. We generate no revenue but incur doable expense. We endeavor to help bring God’s will [which appears in italics between quotation marks in the last paragraph of God’s scrutiny of James 1:16] to fruition and we have regular followers from around the world. We recently posted our one thousandth post.
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