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James 5:7–8

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Patience and Perseverance

7Therefore be patient, abrothers, buntil the coming of the Lord. Behold, cthe farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil, being patient about it, until 1it receives dthe early and late rains.

8aYou too be patient; bstrengthen your hearts, for cthe coming of the Lord is dat hand.

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

Footnotes

  1. 1Or he

Cross references

  1. aJames 4:11; 5:9, 10
  2. bJohn 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19
  3. cGal 6:9
  4. dDeut 11:14; Jer 5:24; Joel 2:23
  5. aLuke 21:19
  6. b1 Thess 3:13
  7. cJohn 21:22; 1 Thess 2:19
  8. dRom 13:11, 12; 1 Pet 4:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

NLTNew Living Translation

Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil, being patient concerning it until it receives the early and late rains. You also be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.

KJV 1900King James Version

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.