James 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.

De 11:14; Jer 5:24; Ho 6:3; Joe 2:23; Zec 10:1; Mt 24:27,44; Lu 8:15; Lu 18:8; Lu 21:27; Ro 2:7; Ro 8:24,25; Ro 15:4; 1Co 1:7; 2Co 6:4,5; Ga 5:5; Ga 6:9; Col 1:11; 1Th 1:3; 1Th 2:19; 1Th 3:13; Heb 6:15; Heb 12:1-3; Jas 5:8,9; 2Pe 3:4

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.”