Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 6:70 · retained source text
Iesus answered them, Haue not I chosen you twelue, and one of you is a deuill?
KJV dictionary & concordance
devil
Meaning of “devil”
Sense 1: The Devil: Satan, the old serpent, the enemy, adversary, tempter, and deceiver. Sense 2: An evil or unclean spirit. Sense 3: By figure, a person characterized by great wickedness.
Definition sources
Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
61 occurrences57 verses14 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Matthew 4:1
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The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 7:20 · retained source text
The people answered, and sayd, Thou hast a deuill: Who goeth about to kill thee?
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 8:44 · retained source text
Ye are of your father the deuill, and the lusts of your father ye will doe: hee was a murtherer from the beginning, and abode not in the trueth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his owne: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
1611 marginal note1.Ioh. 3.8.
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 8:48 · retained source text
Then answered the Iewes, and said vnto him, Say wee not well that thou art a Samaritane, & hast a deuill?
Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 8:49 · retained source text
Iesus answered, I haue not a deuill: but I honour my Father, and ye doe dishonour me.
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 8:52 · retained source text
Then said the Iewes vnto him, Now we know that thou hast a deuill. Abraham is dead, and the Prophets: and thou sayest, If a man keepe my saying, he shall neuer taste of death.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 10:20 · retained source text
And many of them said, He hath a deuill, and is mad, why heare ye him?
Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 10:21 · retained source text
Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a deuill. Can a deuill open the eyes of the blind?
And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 13:2 · retained source text
And supper being ended (the deuill hauing now put into the heart of Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne to betray him.)
Complete reference index — all 57 verses
Matthew 4:1Matthew 4:5Matthew 4:8Matthew 4:11Matthew 9:32Matthew 9:33Matthew 11:18Matthew 12:22Matthew 13:39Matthew 15:22Matthew 17:18Matthew 25:41Mark 5:15Mark 5:16Mark 5:18Mark 7:26Mark 7:29Mark 7:30Luke 4:2Luke 4:3Luke 4:5Luke 4:6Luke 4:13Luke 4:33Luke 4:35Luke 7:33Luke 8:12Luke 8:29Luke 9:42Luke 11:14John 6:70John 7:20John 8:44John 8:48John 8:49John 8:52John 10:20John 10:21John 13:2Acts 10:38Acts 13:10Ephesians 4:27Ephesians 6:111 Timothy 3:61 Timothy 3:72 Timothy 2:26Hebrews 2:14James 4:71 Peter 5:81 John 3:81 John 3:10Jude 1:9Revelation 2:10Revelation 12:9Revelation 12:12Revelation 20:2Revelation 20:10
Where “devil” appears
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Matthew12 occurrences
12 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke13 occurrences
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9 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesEphesians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John4 occurrences
2 versesJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation5 occurrences
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6 versesLuke13 occurrences
12 versesJohn10 occurrences
9 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesEphesians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John4 occurrences
2 versesJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation5 occurrences
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Definition evidence
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Matthew 13:39
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Luke 4:33
¶ And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗An evil spirit or being; ... the chief of the apostate angels; the ... enemy and tempter of the human race. A very wicked person.