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James 2

James 2:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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
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Mark 1:24• 24saying, [Let us alone]: what have we to do with thee, Jesus Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God. (Mark 1:24)
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Mark 5:7• 7and crying with a loud voice, says, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not. (Mark 5:7)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Deut. 6:4•  (Deut. 6:4)
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Isa. 43:10•  (Isa. 43:10)
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Isa. 44:6,8•  (Isa. 44:6,8)
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Isa. 45:6,21‑22•  (Isa. 45:6,21‑22)
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Isa. 46:9•  (Isa. 46:9)
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Zech. 14:9•  (Zech. 14:9)
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Mark 12:29• 29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, Israel; The LORD our God is one LORD; (Mark 12:29)
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John 17:3• 3And this is the eternal life, that they know thee, the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, Jesus Christ. (John 17:3)
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Rom. 3:30• 30since God [is] one who shall justify [the] circumcision by faith and uncircumcision through faith? (Rom. 3:30)
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1 Cor. 8:4,6• 4Concerning the eating, then, of the things sacrificed to idols, we know that [there is] no idol in [the] world, and that [there is] no God save one.
 6yet to us [there is] one God the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we unto him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him. (1 Cor. 8:4,6)
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Gal. 3:20• 20But the mediator is not of one, but God is one. (Gal. 3:20)
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Eph. 4:5‑6• 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
 6one God and Father of all, that [is] over all, and through all, and in us all. (Eph. 4:5‑6)
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1 Tim. 2:5• 5For [there is] one God, one Mediator also of God and men, Christ Jesus a man, (1 Tim. 2:5)
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Jude 4• 4For certain men have crept in unawares. They, who before of old were ordained to this sentence, ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 4)
thou doest.
James 2:8• 8If however ye fulfil law royal according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well; (James 2:8)
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Jonah 4:4,9•  (Jonah 4:4,9)
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Mark 7:9• 9And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe your own tradition. (Mark 7:9)
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Matt. 8:29• 29{i}And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us?{/i} (Matt. 8:29)
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Mark 1:24• 24saying, [Let us alone]: what have we to do with thee, Jesus Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God. (Mark 1:24)
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Mark 5:7• 7and crying with a loud voice, says, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not. (Mark 5:7)
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Luke 4:34• 34Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy [One] of God. (Luke 4:34)
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Acts 16:17• 17She, having followed Paul and us, cried, saying, These men are bondmen of the most high God, who announce to you salvation's way. (Acts 16:17)
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Acts 19:15• 15But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but who are ye? (Acts 19:15)
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Acts 24:25• 25And as he reasoned concerning righteousness and temperance and the judgment to come, Felix became terrified and answered, For the present go, and when I get a convenient season, I will send for thee, (Acts 24:25)
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Jude 6• 6And angels which kept not their own original estate, but abandoned their proper dwelling, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under gloom unto [the] great day's judgment; (Jude 6)
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Rev. 20:2‑3,10• 2And he laid hold on the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is {i}the{/i} Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
 3and cast him into the abyss, and shut and sealed {i}it{/i} over him, that he might deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished: after these must he be loosed a little space.
 10And the devil that deceived them was cast also into the lake of fire and brimstone, where also the beast and the false prophet {i}are{/i}; and they shall be tormented day and night unto the ages of the ages. (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

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

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Translation Notes

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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.