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James 5:9–10

Do not 7grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be 8condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! 10 gMy brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and hpatience.

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James 5:9–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:9–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

James 5:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!

10 For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

Brothers and sisters, do not complain against each other or you will be judged guilty. And the Judge is ready to come! 10 Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke for the Lord. They suffered many hard things, but they were patient.

James 5:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors. 10 Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

James 5:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Complain not one against another, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door. 10 Take as an example, brethren, of suffering and having patience, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord.

James 5:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Brothers and sisters, stop complaining about each other, or you will be condemned. Realize that the judge is standing at the door. 

10 Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. They were patient when they suffered unjustly.

James 5:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Brothers, do not complain about one another, so that you will not be judged. Look, the judge stands at the door!

10 Brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience.

James 5:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! 10 As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Brothers, do not complain against one another, in order that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors! 10 Brothers, take as an example of perseverance and endurance the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Brothers and sisters, don’t find fault with one another. If you do, you will be judged. And the Judge is standing at the door!

10 Brothers and sisters, think about the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. They are an example of how to be patient when you suffer.

James 5:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.

10 As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.


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