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James 5:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
James 5:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 Be ye also patient therefore, and settle your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth near.
9 [a][b]Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: [c]behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 [d]Take, my brethren, the Prophets for an example of suffering adversity, and of long patience, which have spoken in the name of the Lord.
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- James 5:9 He commendeth Christian patience, so that whereas others through impatience use to accuse one another, the faithful on the contrary side complain not, although they receive injury.
- James 5:9 By grudging, he meaneth a certain inward complaining which betokeneth impatience.
- James 5:9 The conclusion: The Lord is at the door, who will defend his own, and revenge his enemies, and therefore we need not to trouble ourselves.
- James 5:10 Because most men are wont to object, that it is good to repel injuries by what means soever, he setteth against that, the examples of the Fathers, whose patience had a most happy end, because God as a most bountiful Father, never forsaketh his.
James 5:8-10
New International Version
James 5:8-10
New International Version
8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(A) is near.(B) 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(C) or you will be judged. The Judge(D) is standing at the door!(E)
10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets(F) who spoke in the name of the Lord.
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