Discovery BoxJames 5:7 
ContextPatience 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
Context5:10 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
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.
