James 2:19
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
KJV
σὺ πιστεύεις ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός; καλῶς ποιεῖς· καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια πιστεύουσιν καὶ φρίσσουσιν.
Greek NT
Tu credis quoniam unus est Deus : bene facis : et dæmones credunt, et contremiscunt.
Vulgate
Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
ASV
Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δαιμόνιον
daimonion
noun · 63×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλῶς
kalos
adverb · 36×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φρίσσω
phrisso
verb · 1×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός | Treg/NIV: εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός | WH: εἷς θεός ἐστιν | RP: ὁ θεὸς εἷς ἐστιν
- εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός — SBLGNT
- εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- εἷς θεός ἐστιν — Westcott-Hort
- ὁ θεὸς εἷς ἐστιν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Themes
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§162Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to man. We can lose this priceless gift, as St. Paul indicated to St. Timothy: "Wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith."44 To live, grow and persevere in the faith until the end we must nourish it with the word of God; we must beg the Lo…
First of all, believe that God is One, even He who created all things and set them in order, and brought all things from non-existence into being, who comprehendeth all things, being alone incomprehensible. Believe Him therefore, and fear Him, and in that fear be continent. Keep these things, and thou shalt cast away all wickedness from thyself.
An almost Christian has a dead faith — a faith which does not purify the heart, does not work by love, and does not overcome the world. He assents to the truths of the Gospel in his understanding, but his heart is not changed by them. The devils also believe and tremble, but they are not saved by their belief.
Q. What is true faith? A. True faith is not only a knowledge and conviction that everything God reveals in his Word is true; it is also a deep-rooted assurance, created in me by the Holy Spirit through the gospel, that, out of sheer grace earned for us by Christ, not only others, but I too, have had my sins forgiven, have been made forever right with God, and have been granted …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 8:6 — But 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.
- 1John 3:7 — Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
- 1John 4:18 — There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
- 1Tim 2:5 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
- Acts 16:17 — The 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.
- Acts 19:15 — And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
- Acts 24:25 — And 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.
- Deut 6:4 — Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
- Eph 4:5 — One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
- Gal 3:20 — Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
- Isa 43:10 — Ye 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 44:6 — Thus 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.
- Isa 44:8 — Fear 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 45:6 — That 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.
- Isa 45:21 — Tell 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
- Isa 46:9 — Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
- Jas 2:8 — If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
- Jas 2:17 — Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
- John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- Luke 4:34 — Saying, 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 — Saying, 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 4:41 — And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
- Mark 1:24 — Saying, 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 — Saying, 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 3:11 — And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
- Mark 5:6 — But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
- Mark 5:7 — And 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 12:29 — And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
- Mark 12:29 — And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
- Matt 8:29 — And, 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 — And, 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?
- Rev 20:10 — And 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.
- Rom 3:30 — Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
- Zech 14:9 — And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.