James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
BSB
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ASV
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
KJV
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὑποτάγητε | hupotagēte | do be subjected | G5293 → |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεῷ. | theō | to God. | G2316 → |
| ἀντίστητε | antistēte | do resist | G436 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 → |
| διαβόλῳ | diabolō | devil | G1228 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| φεύξεται | pheuxetai | he will flee | G5343 → |
| ἀφ᾽ | aph᾽ | from | G575 → |
| ὑμῶν, | humōn | you, | G4771 → |
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