Go
Articles on

James 2

James 2:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

+
19
Thou
su (Greek #4771)
thou
KJV usage: thou. See also 4571, 4671, 4675; and for the plural 5209, 5210, 5213, 5216.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: the person pronoun of the second person singular
believest
pisteuo (Greek #4100)
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
KJV usage: believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.
Pronounce: pist-yoo'-o
Origin: from 4102
that
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
there is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
one
heis (Greek #1520)
a primary numeral; one
KJV usage: a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also 1527, 3367, 3391, 3762.
Pronounce: hice
Origin: (including the neuter (etc.) ἕν)
God
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
; thou doest
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
well
kalos (Greek #2573)
well (usually morally)
KJV usage: (in a) good (place), honestly, + recover, (full) well.
Pronounce: kal-oce'
Origin: adverb from 2570
: the devils
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
daimonion (Greek #1140)
a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
KJV usage: devil, god.
Pronounce: dahee-mon'-ee-on
Origin: neuter of a derivative of 1142
m also
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
believe
pisteuo (Greek #4100)
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
KJV usage: believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.
Pronounce: pist-yoo'-o
Origin: from 4102
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
tremble
phrisso (Greek #5425)
to "bristle" or chill, i.e. shudder (fear)
KJV usage: tremble.
Pronounce: fris'-so
Origin: apparently a primary verb
.
m
Mark 1:24• 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. (Mark 1:24)
;
Mark 5:7• 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. (Mark 5:7)

More on:

+
Demon,
God

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+
Deut. 6:4• 4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: (Deut. 6:4)
;
Isa. 43:10• 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. (Isa. 43:10)
;
Isa. 44:6,8• 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.
 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. (Isa. 44:6,8)
;
Isa. 45:6,21‑22• 6That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.
 21Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
 22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. (Isa. 45:6,21‑22)
;
Isa. 46:9• 9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, (Isa. 46:9)
;
Zech. 14:9• 9And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one. (Zech. 14:9)
;
Mark 12:29• 29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: (Mark 12:29)
;
John 17:3• 3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. (John 17:3)
;
Rom. 3:30• 30Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. (Rom. 3:30)
;
1 Cor. 8:4,6• 4As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
 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. (1 Cor. 8:4,6)
;
Gal. 3:20• 20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. (Gal. 3:20)
;
Eph. 4:5‑6• 5One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
 6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. (Eph. 4:5‑6)
;
1 Tim. 2:5• 5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (1 Tim. 2:5)
;
Jude 4• 4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 4)
thou doest.
James 2:8• 8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: (James 2:8)
;
Jonah 4:4,9• 4Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?
 9And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. (Jonah 4:4,9)
;
Mark 7:9• 9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. (Mark 7:9)
the.
Matt. 8:29• 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? (Matt. 8:29)
;
Mark 1:24• 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. (Mark 1:24)
;
Mark 5:7• 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. (Mark 5:7)
;
Luke 4:34• 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. (Luke 4:34)
;
Acts 16:17• 17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. (Acts 16:17)
;
Acts 19:15• 15And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? (Acts 19:15)
;
Acts 24:25• 25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. (Acts 24:25)
;
Jude 6• 6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. (Jude 6)
;
Rev. 20:2‑3,10• 2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
 3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
 10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Rev. 20:2‑3,10)
• {Demons} do not doubt it; but there is no link at all between their heart and God by means of a new nature-far indeed from it. (“James 2” by J.N. Darby)
• It may be an unfeigned certainty that the thing is true: but the life begotten by the Word, so that a relationship is formed between the soul and God, is entirely wanting. (“James 2” by J.N. Darby)
• So a man may believe what is true as to God, and yet have no faith in God. Faith is the outcome of a new nature that trusts in God and proves its existence by its works. Thus the man that says he has faith and yet is "without works" is a vain man and his faith merely a dead profession. (“The Proof of Faith: James 2” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

+
19
*Thou* believest that God is one. Thou doest well. The demons even believe, and tremble.

W. Kelly Translation

+
19
Thou believest that God is onea; thou doest well; the demons also believe and shudder.

WK Translation Notes

+
a
It seems extraordinary that the English versions should have deserted the text before their various translators and given what answers only to the Cambridge Greek Text of 1881. All other critics justly insert the article, which makes the textual rendering imperative.