James 5:7
Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer awaits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receives the early and late rains.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
6You have condemned; you have murdered the just. He does not resist you. 1 Patience in Suffering
8You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord has drawn near.
Cross References
Matthew 24:44For this reason you also must be ready, for at an hour that you think not, the Son of Man comes. 1 The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant
Luke 18:8I tell you that He will execute justice for them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” 1 The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Romans 2:7to those who by the endurance of good works are seeking glory and honor and incorruption—eternal life.
Matthew Henry on James 5:2-12
Warnings to the Rich; Motives to Patience under Affliction. ( a. d. 61.) 1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. 3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. 4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and… Read the whole commentary →