James 5:7
Therefore, brothers, be patient until the coming of the Lord. Consider, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it until it receives the early and late rain.
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6You condemned, you murdered the righteous—he offers you no resistance.
8You also be patient. Keep your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord has approached.
Cross References
Matthew 24:44Therefore you also be ready, because the Son of the Man is coming at an hour that you do not suppose.
Luke 18:8I tell you that He will get justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of the Man comes, will He actually find the faith on the earth?”
Romans 2:7to those who seek for glory, honor and incorruption, by persevering in doing good—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 →