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.)
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 10:38 · retained source text
How God anointed Iesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost, and with power, who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the deuill: for God was with 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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12 versesMark6 occurrences
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.