James Chapter 2 verse 19 Holy Bible

ASV James 2:19

Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
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BBE James 2:19

You have the belief that God is one, and you do well: the evil spirits have the same belief, shaking with fear.
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DARBY James 2:19

*Thou* believest that God is one. Thou doest well. The demons even believe, and tremble.
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KJV James 2:19

Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
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WEB James 2:19

You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.
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YLT James 2:19

thou -- thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!
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James 2 : 19 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - (1) "Thou believest that God is one," R.V., reading Ὅτι εῖς ὁ Θεός ἐστιν: or (2) "Thou believest that there is one God," A.V. and R.V. margin, reading Ὅτι εῖς Θεὸς ἐστὶν. The reading, and by consequence the translation, must be considered somewhat doubtful, as scarcely any two uncials read the words in precisely the same order. The illustration is taken from the central command of the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 6:4), indicating that the case of Jews is under consideration. The following quotations from the Talmud will show the importance attached by the Jews to this command (Farrar, 'Early Days,' etc., p. 83). It is said ('Berachoth,' fol. 13, 6) that whoever in repeating it "prolongs the utterance of the word 'One,' shall have his days and years prolonged to him." Again we are told that when Rabbi Akibah was martyred he died uttering this word "One;" and then came a Bath Kol, which said, "Blessed art thou, Rabbi Akibah, for thy soul and the word 'One' left thy body together."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well.--Better thus, Thou believest that God is One; thou doest well. He is the formal object of faith derived from knowledge, whether by sense, intuition, or demonstration; you are theologically correct, and may even declare your internal faith by external confession--well, indeed.The devils also believe, and tremble.--They shudder in the belief which only assures them of their utter misery; literally, their hair stands on end with terror of the God they own. Assent, opinion, knowledge--all are thus shared by demons of the pit; call not your joint possession by the holier name of Faith. "I believe in God," "I believe in one God"--such is the voice of the Christian; and this is said in the full sense "only by those who love God, and who are not only Christians in name, but in deed and in life."