James 2:19
Thou believest, that one God is; thou doest well; and (the) devils believe, and [together] tremble.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
In Context
20But wilt thou know, thou vain man (or O empty and useless man), that faith without works is idle?
Cross References
Isaiah 43:10Verily ye be my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant (s), whom I chose; that ye know, and believe to me, and understand, for I myself am; before me is no God former, and after me shall none be. (Truly ye be my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servants, whom I chose; so that ye would know me, and believe me, and understand, that I am he; before me no God was formed, and there shall be no one after me.)
Isaiah 44:8Do not ye dread, neither be ye troubled; from that time I made thee for to hear (it), and I told (thee); ye be my witnesses. Whether a God is without me, and a former, whom I knew not? (Do not ye fear, nor be ye troubled; from that time I have made thee to hear it, and I have told thee; ye be my witnesses. Is there any God besides me, or any Creator, or any Maker, whom I knew not?)
Isaiah 45:21Tell ye, and come ye, and take ye counsel together. Who made this heard from the beginning? from that time I before-said it. Whether I am not the Lord, and no God is further without me? [a] God rightful and saving is none, besides me. (Tell ye, and come ye, and take ye counsel together. Who made this heard from the beginning, or from long ago? yea, from the time that I foretold it. Am I not the Lord? and furthermore, there is no God besides me; yea, there is no rightful, or just, God, or one who saveth, besides me.)
Jonah 4:4And the Lord said, Guessest thou, whether thou art well wroth? (And the Lord said, Thinkest thou, that thou art right to be so angry?)
Zechariah 14:9And the Lord shall be king on all earth; in that day there shall be one Lord, and his name shall be one. (And the Lord shall be King over all the earth; and on that day there shall be one Lord, and his name shall be the one name.)
Mark 1:24and said, What to us and to thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? hast thou come to destroy us? I know that thou art the holy (One) of God.
Matthew Henry on James 2:15-26
Faith and Works. ( a. d. 61.) 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith… Read the whole commentary →