A moment in scripture
James 2:19
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Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
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The surrounding passage
- James 2:17
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
- James 2:18
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
- James 2:20
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
- James 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.