James 2:19 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁹ You believe that there is [only] one God; that is good! Even the demons believe [that], and they shudder [with fear at the thought].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ You believe that God is one; you do well. So do the demons believe and shudder [in terror and horror such as make a man's hair stand on end and contract the surface of his skin]!

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁹ It’s good that you believe that God is one. Ha! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble with fear.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ You believe that there is one God. You do well. But the demons also believe, and they tremble greatly.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.

James 2:19 Cross References

Matthew 8:29

Suddenly they shouted out, “What do you want with us, you Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before it is time to?” [i.e., before our punishment is due. See II Pet. 2:4; Jude 6].

Mark 1:24

“What business do we have with you, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; [you are] God’s Holy One.”

Mark 12:29

And Jesus answered, “The foremost one is this [Deut. 6:4-5], ‘Hear this, you Israelites, the Lord our God is the only Lord,

Mark 5:7

And shouting with a loud voice, he said, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, in God’s name, do not torture me.”

Mark 7:9

And He said to them, “You are good at rejecting the commandment of God so you can keep your traditions.

Luke 4:34

“Ha! What business do we have with you, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; [you are] God’s Holy One.”

John 17:3

And this is never ending life; that people may know you [as] the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the One whom you have sent.

Acts 16:17

She followed Paul and us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Supreme God and they are proclaiming to you the way to be saved.”

Acts 19:15

[On one occasion] the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus and I know Paul, but who are you?”

Acts 24:25

And as he discussed the matters of doing right, and [maintaining] self control and the coming judgment, Felix became terrified and answered, “Go on away for now; I will call you back when it is convenient for me.”

Romans 3:30

since there is [only] one God, who makes the circumcised ones [i.e., the Jews] right with Him by faith [in Christ] and the uncircumcised ones [i.e., the Gentiles] through faith [in Christ].

1 Corinthians 8:4

Now concerning [the matter of] eating foods [once] offered as sacrifices to idols, we know that an idol is [really] nothing in the world [at all], and that there is only one God.

1 Corinthians 8:6

yet there is [only] one God to us, [and He is] the Father, from whom all things have come, and for whom we live. And [there is only] one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things have come, and through whom we live.

Galatians 3:20

Now an intermediary does not serve in a situation involving [only] one person. However, God is one [Being].

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God and one Mediator between God and mankind --- the man Christ Jesus,

James 2:8

However, you are doing well if you fulfill [i.e., obey] the royal law found in the Scriptures [Lev. 19:18], “You should love your neighbor the same way that you love yourself.”

Jude 1:4

For certain men have secretly infiltrated [your ranks]; they are men who had been written about long ago that they should be judged [and condemned] for perverting the unearned favor of our God into [a license for] living unrestrained, indecent lives, and who deny [the identity and work of] our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:6

And angels, who did not remain within [the bounds of] their proper authority, but left their own realm, God has kept in perpetual bondage, under [thick] darkness, awaiting judgment on the Great Day [when they will be punished].

Revelation 20:10

And the devil that [had] deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire, [burning] with sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet also are. [See 19:20]. And [there] these [enemies of God] will be tortured day and night forever and ever.