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James 5:8–10

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8Be ye also xpatient; astablish your hearts: for bthe coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 9||Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, cthe judge standeth dbefore the door. 10Take, my brethren, ethe prophets, fwho have spoken in the name of the Lord, for gan example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

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James 5:8: You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Footnotes

  1. xSee Ecclus. 18:11. & Luke 8:15.
  2. aSee 1 Thess. 3:13.
  3. bver. 7. So 1 Pet. 4:7. See Rom. 13:11.
  4. ||Or, Groan, or, Grieve, not. Comp. ch. 4:11.
  5. c2 Esdr. 8:18. Comp. 1 Pet. 4:5. Rev. 22:12.
  6. dMatt. 24:33. Mark 13:29. Comp. 1 Cor. 4:5.
  7. eSee Matt. 5:12.
  8. fSee 2 Pet. 1:21.
  9. gHeb. 4:11. 2 Pet. 2:6 (Gk.).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

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

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

NLTNew Living Translation

You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

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

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You also be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near. Brothers, do not complain against one another, in order that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors! Brothers, take as an example of perseverance and endurance the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.