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James 5:7

Context
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 5:11

Context
5:11 Think of how we regard 5  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. 6 

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 “Behold! We regard…”

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



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