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James 4:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Submit yourselves
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
hupotasso (Greek #5293)
to subordinate; reflexively, to obey
KJV usage: be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.
Pronounce: hoop-ot-as'-so
Origin: from 5259 and 5021
therefore
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
to 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
. Resist
anthistemi (Greek #436)
to stand against, i.e. oppose
KJV usage: resist, withstand.
Pronounce: anth-is'-tay-mee
Origin: from 473 and 2476
b the devil
diabolos (Greek #1228)
a traducer; specially, Satan (compare 07854)
KJV usage: false accuser, devil, slanderer.
Pronounce: dee-ab'-ol-os
Origin: from 1225
, 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
he will flee
pheugo (Greek #5343)
to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
KJV usage: escape, flee (away).
Pronounce: fyoo'-go
Origin: apparently a primary verb
from
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
you
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
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1 Peter 5:9• 9whom resist, steadfast in faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brotherhood that [is] in the world. (1 Peter 5:9)

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1 Sam. 3:18• 18{i}And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.{/i} (1 Sam. 3:18)
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2 Sam. 15:26• 26but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. (2 Sam. 15:26)
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2 Kings 1:13‑15• 13{i}And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him and said to him, Man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.{/i}
 14{i}Behold, there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; but now, let my life be precious in thy sight.{/i}
 15{i}And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.{/i} (2 Kings 1:13‑15)
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2 Chron. 30:8• 8Now, be ye not stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto Jehovah, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified forever, {i}and serve Jehovah your God, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you.{/i} (2 Chron. 30:8)
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2 Chron. 33:12‑13• 12{i}And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,{/i}
 13{i}and prayed to him. And he was intreated of him and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom.{/i} Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah he was God. (2 Chron. 33:12‑13)
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Job 1:21• 21and said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah. (Job 1:21)
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Job 40:3‑5• 3And Job answered Jehovah, and said,
 4Lo! I am vile: what shall I answer thee?{HR}I have laid my hand on my mouth;
 5Once have I spoken, but I will not reply,{HR}Yea, twice, but I will add no more. (Job 40:3‑5)
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Job 42:1‑6• 1And Job answered Jehovah, and said,
 2I know that thou canst do all things,{HR}And no purpose is cut off from thee.
 3Who [is] this darkening counsel without knowledge?{HR}Therefore I declared what I understood not,{HR}Things too wonderful for me, that I knew not.
 4Hear, I pray thee, and I will speak:{HR}I ask thee, and make thou me to know.
 5By the hearing of the ear I heard thee;{HR}But now mine eye seeth thee:
 6Therefore do I loathe [myself],{HR}And repent in dust and ashes. (Job 42:1‑6)
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Psa. 32:3‑5• 3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day.
 4For by day and by night thy hand is heavy upon me;{HR}My moisture hath been changed into the droughts of summer. Selah.
 5I make known my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not covered;{HR}I said I will confess concerning my transgressions unto Jehovah,{HR}And thou hast taken away the iniquity of my sin. Selah. (Psa. 32:3‑5)
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Psa. 66:3• 3Say to God, How terrible [are] thy doings;{HR}In the greatness of thy strength thine enemies shall cringe to thee. (Psa. 66:3)
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Psa. 68:30• 30Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,{HR}The crowd of strong (bulls),{HR}With the calves of the peoples,{HR}[Each] crouching with pieces of silver.{HR}Scatter the peoples delighting in war. (Psa. 68:30)
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Jer. 13:18• 18Say unto the king and unto the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. (Jer. 13:18)
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Dan. 4:25,32,34‑37• 25{i}They shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and{/i} they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven; and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.
 32{i}and they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will{/i}.
 34And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth forever; whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.
 35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
 36{i}At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my nobles sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me.{/i}
 37{i}Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.{/i} (Dan. 4:25,32,34‑37)
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Matt. 11:29• 29{i}Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;{/i} (Matt. 11:29)
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Acts 9:6• 6but arise and enter into the city; and it shall be told thee what thou must do. (Acts 9:6)
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Acts 16:29‑31• 29And he called for lights, and sprang in, and trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
 30and led them forth, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
 31and they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, a and thou shalt be saved and thy house. (Acts 16:29‑31)
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Acts 26:19• 19Whence, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, (Acts 26:19)
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Rom. 10:3• 3For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own [righteousness], they have not submitted to the righteousness of God. (Rom. 10:3)
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Rom. 14:11• 11For it is written, “I live, saith [the] Lord, that to me shall bow every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God.” (Rom. 14:11)
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Eph. 5:21• 21submitting yourselves one to another in fear of Christ. (Eph. 5:21)
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Heb. 12:9• 9Then indeed we had fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced them: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of the spirits and live? (Heb. 12:9)
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1 Peter 2:13• 13Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to a king as supreme, (1 Peter 2:13)
Resist.
Matt. 4:3‑11• 3{i}And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.{/i}
 4{i}But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.{/i}
 5{i}Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon{/i} the pinnacle {i}of the temple,{/i}
 6{i}and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.{/i}
 7{i}Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.{/i}
 8{i}Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,{/i}
 9{i}and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.{/i}
 10{i}Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.{/i}
 11{i}Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.{/i} (Matt. 4:3‑11)
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Luke 4:2‑13• 2{i}tempted of the devil;{/i} and in those days he did not eat anything; and when they were finished, he hungered.
 3And the devil said to him, If thou be Son of God, speak to this stone that it become bread.
 4And Jesus answered unto him, saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
 5And [the devil] leading him up into a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time.
 6And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and the glory, for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever will I give it.
 7If, therefore, thou wilt do homage before me, all shall be thine.
 8And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
 9And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence,
 10for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee;
 11and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
 12And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.
 13And the devil having completed every temptation, departed from him for a time. (Luke 4:2‑13)
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Eph. 4:27• 27nor yet give room for the devil. (Eph. 4:27)
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Eph. 6:11‑12• 11Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil;
 12for our wrestling is not against blood and flesh, but against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual [hosts] of wickedness in the heavenly [places]. (Eph. 6:11‑12)
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1 Peter 5:8‑9• 8Be vigilant, watch: your adversary [the] devil as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour;
 9whom resist, steadfast in faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brotherhood that [is] in the world. (1 Peter 5:8‑9)
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Rev. 12:9‑11• 9And the great dragon was cast {i}out{/i}, the ancient serpent, that is called {i}the{/i} Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable {i}world{/i}: he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast with him.
 10And I heard a loud voice in the heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast {i}out{/i} that accused them before our God day and night.
 11And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life unto death. (Rev. 12:9‑11)
• Grace alone will lead to submission. The sense of the grace and goodness of God will give such confidence in God that the soul will gladly give up its own will and submit to God. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• If, however, his temptations are met by the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, his wiles will be detected and he will not be able to stand against the grace of the Spirit that dwells in us. The Lord has triumphed over Satan and, in His grace, we can so resist the devil that he has to flee. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• If we are marked by humility we shall have no difficulty in submitting to God, and as we submit to God we shall be enabled to resist the devil. (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Subjecta yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

JND Translation Notes

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"Have it done," not "be doing it"; the aorist tense. All the imperatives (ten) from vers. 7 to 10 are in the aorist.

W. Kelly Translation

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Submita yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

WK Translation Notes

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It is of interest to notice the aorist verb tenses in verses 7-10, as compared with the presents in 2-6 (excepting of course God’s gift of the Spirit), which difference it is difficult to express in English.