^5:7So be patient, brothers and sisters,⁵ until the Lord’s return.⁶ Think of how the farmer waits⁷ for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient⁸ for it until it receives the early and late rains.

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Footnotes

5 Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in .
6 Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).
7 Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”
8 Grk “being patient.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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