KJV King James Version
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
James 2:19
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
WEB World English Bible
You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.
ASV American Standard Version
Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
thou—thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!
Surrounding context — James 2
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
σὺG4771 · suyouπιστεύειςG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)ὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatεἷςG1520 · ehisoneἐστινG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεός·G2316 · theosGodκαλῶςG2573 · kalōswellποιεῖς·G4160 · poieōto do/make: doκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoδαιμόνιαG1140 · daimoniondemonπιστεύουσινG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)καὶG2532 · kaiandφρίσσουσιν.G5425 · phrissōto shudder
Cross-references
Luke 4:34Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, [thou] Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.Mark 1:24Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.Matthew 8:29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?Acts 16:17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:Galatians 3:20Now a mediator is not [a mediator] of one, but God is one.Acts 19:15And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?Mark 5:7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.Zechariah 14:9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.Isaiah 44:8Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I know not [any].Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things of old: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else; [I am] God, and [there is] none like me,Isaiah 43:10Ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I [am] he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.Isaiah 44:6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God.1 Timothy 2:5For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;Mark 12:29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.1 Corinthians 8:6But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him.Romans 3:30Seeing [it is] one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
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