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James 5

James 5:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be
makrothumeo (Greek #3114)
to be long-spirited, i.e. (objectively) forbearing or (subjectively) patient
KJV usage: bear (suffer) long, be longsuffering, have (long) patience, be patient, patiently endure.
Pronounce: mak-roth-oo-meh'-o
Origin: from the same as 3116
ye
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
also
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
patient
makrothumeo (Greek #3114)
to be long-spirited, i.e. (objectively) forbearing or (subjectively) patient
KJV usage: bear (suffer) long, be longsuffering, have (long) patience, be patient, patiently endure.
Pronounce: mak-roth-oo-meh'-o
Origin: from the same as 3116
; stablish
sterizo (Greek #4741)
to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm
KJV usage: fix, (e-)stablish, stedfastly set, strengthen.
Pronounce: stay-rid'-zo
Origin: from a presumed derivative of 2476 (like 4731)
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
hearts
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kardia (Greek #2588)
the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
KJV usage: (+ broken-)heart(-ed).
Pronounce: kar-dee'-ah
Origin: prolonged from a primary κάρ (Latin cor, "heart")
: for
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
the coming
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
parousia (Greek #3952)
a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect
KJV usage: coming, presence.
Pronounce: par-oo-see'-ah
Origin: from the present participle of 3918
v of the Lord
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
draweth nigh
eggizo (Greek #1448)
to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach
KJV usage: approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.
Pronounce: eng-id'-zo
Origin: from 1451
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Rev. 22:20• 20He that testifieth these things saith, Yea, I am coming quickly. Amen! Come, Lord Jesus. (Rev. 22:20)

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ye also.
Gen. 49:18• 18I wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah. (Gen. 49:18)
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Psa. 37:7• 7Be silent to Jehovah and wait for him;{HR}Fret not thyself because of him who maketh his way to prosper,{HR}Because of the man who doeth wicked devices. (Psa. 37:7)
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Psa. 40:1‑3• 1To the chief musician; a psalm of David.{HR}Waiting I waited for Jehovah,{HR}And he inclined unto me and heard my cry.
 2And he brought me up from a pit of noise,{HR}From the miry clay, and set my feet on a rock;{HR}He fixed my steps.
 3And he put in my mouth a new song, praise to our God:{HR}Many shall see and fear, and trust in Jehovah. (Psa. 40:1‑3)
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Psa. 130:5• 5I wait for Jehovah;{HR}My soul waiteth,{HR}And for his word I hope. (Psa. 130:5)
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Lam. 3:25‑26• 25Jehovah is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
 26It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah. (Lam. 3:25‑26)
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Mic. 7:7• 7But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. (Mic. 7:7)
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Hab. 2:3• 3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Hab. 2:3)
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Rom. 8:25• 25But if we hope for what we do not see, in patience we await. (Rom. 8:25)
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Gal. 5:22• 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control: (Gal. 5:22)
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1 Thess. 1:10• 10and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus that delivered us from the coming wrath. (1 Thess. 1:10)
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2 Thess. 3:5• 5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of the Christ. (2 Thess. 3:5)
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Heb. 10:35‑37• 35Cast not away therefore your confidence, the which hath great recompense.
 36For ye have need of endurance, that having done the will of God ye may receive the promise.
 37For yet a very little while: he that cometh will have come and will not delay. (Heb. 10:35‑37)
stablish.
Psa. 27:14• 14Wait for Jehovah;{HR}Be strong, and he shall strengthen thy heart;{HR}Yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:14)
for.
James 5:9• 9Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge standeth before the door. (James 5:9)
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Phil. 4:5• 5Let your mildness be known to all men. The Lord [is] near. (Phil. 4:5)
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Heb. 10:25‑37• 25not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together as [is] a custom for some, but encouraging, and by so much rather as ye see the day drawing near.
 26For if we sin wilfully after receiving the full knowledge of the truth, there no longer remaineth a sacrifice for sins,
 27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and heat of fire about to devour the adversaries.
 28Anyone if he set at nought Moses' law dieth apart from mercy on two or three witnesses:
 29of how much worse punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy that trod down the Son of God, and counted common the blood of the covenant whereby he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
 30For we know him that said, To me [is] vengeance; I will recompense, saith Jehovah; and again, Jehovah shall judge his people.
 31Fearful [it is] to fall into a living God's hands.
 32But call to mind the former days, in which enlightened as ye were ye endured a great fight of afflictions,
 33on this side made a spectacle in both reproaches and afflictions, and on that become companions of those so used;
 34for ye both sympathised with prisoners and accepted with joy the plunder of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better and abiding substance.
 35Cast not away therefore your confidence, the which hath great recompense.
 36For ye have need of endurance, that having done the will of God ye may receive the promise.
 37For yet a very little while: he that cometh will have come and will not delay. (Heb. 10:25‑37)
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1 Peter 4:7• 7But the end of all things hath drawn nigh. Be discreet therefore and watch unto prayers, (1 Peter 4:7)
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Rev. 22:20• 20He that testifieth these things saith, Yea, I am coming quickly. Amen! Come, Lord Jesus. (Rev. 22:20)
• The husbandman waits for the rain and the time of harvest; the Christian for his Master’s coming. This patience characterizes, as we have seen, the walk of faith. (“James 5” by J.N. Darby)
• True waiting for the Lord—not simply the doctrine of the second advent—will keep the soul in separation from the world with its riches and its pleasures and its wantonness. (“The Coming of the Lord: James 5” by H. Smith)
• James corroborates his fellow-apostles, Paul, Peter and John. All four of them present the coming of the Lord as imminent, as the immediate hope of the believer. (“James 5” by F.B. Hole)
• Yet because God is full of longsuffering, “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance,” (2 Peter 3:9) He has slowed down the working of iniquity. It is a very long time coming to a head—as we count time. It was perfectly true when the Apostles wrote that the next decisive movement in the drama was to be God’s public intervention, in the coming of the Lord; though for His coming we are still waiting today. (“James 5” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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*Ye* also have patiencee: stablish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is drawn nigh.

JND Translation Notes

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Aorist. see Note a.

W. Kelly Translation

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Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand.