James 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ¹  until the Lord’s return. ²  Think of how the farmer waits ³  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ⁴  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

James 5:10-11

5:10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, ⁵  take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name. 5:11 Think of how we regard ⁶  as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

² tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

³ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

⁴ tn Grk “being patient.”

⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

⁶ tn Grk “Behold! We regard…”

⁷ sn An allusion to Exod 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 102:13; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2.