diff --git a/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/passage/step.passage.js b/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/passage/step.passage.js
index 52420c3ab6..2f241affb6 100644
--- a/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/passage/step.passage.js
+++ b/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/passage/step.passage.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ step.passage = {
 
         var strongNumbers = strongMorphReference.strong.split(" ");
 
-
         // reset all spans that are underlined:
         this.removeStrongsHighlights(undefined, strongMorphReference.classes);
         if (strongNumbers.length > 0) {
diff --git a/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/step.util.js b/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/step.util.js
index 3e5b33e1d7..9610151d67 100644
--- a/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/step.util.js
+++ b/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/step.util.js
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ step.util = {
 	},
 	suppressHighlight: function(strongNumber) {
 		if (strongNumber === "") return false;
+		if (strongNumber.indexOf("lemma") > -1) return true; // KJV has strong tags that are not strong tags
 		strongNumber = strongNumber.substring(0, 5); // If there is an augment, remove it.
 		if (strongNumber.substring(0,1) === "H") {
 			if (strongNumber.substring(1,2) === "9")