James 5:7
Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
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In Context
6You have condemned and murdered the righteous man; he does not resist you.
8You also must be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord has drawn near.
Cross References
Matthew 24:44Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect him.
Luke 18:8I tell you that he will bring about justice for them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
Romans 2:7To those who by patient endurance in good works seek glory, honor, and immortality, he will give 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 →