11 translations · Greek
James 4:7
Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- KJV King James Version
- Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Be subject, then, to God; stand up against the Devil, and he will flee from you;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- So place yourself under God's direction. Confront the devil, and he will run away from you.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly from you.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὑποτάγητε | Hypotagēte | Submit yourselves | G5293 ὑποτάσσω to subject |
| οὖν | oun | then | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεῷ | Theō | to God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἀντίστητε | antistēte | Resist | G436 ἀνθίστημι to oppose |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διαβόλῳ | diabolō | devil | G1228 διάβολος devilish/the Devil |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| φεύξεται | pheuxetai | he will flee | G5343 φεύγω to flee |
| ἀφ’ | aph’ | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | you | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 5:8–9
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
- Ephesians 4:27
and don’t give place to the devil.
- Ephesians 6:11–12
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- 1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
- Luke 4:2–13
for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” …
- Matthew 4:3–11
The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, …
- Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
- Romans 10:3
For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
- 2 Chronicles 30:8
Now don’t be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to Yahweh, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
- Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
7 Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
9 Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
Read all of James 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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