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James 5:8–9

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Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
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From verse 8

  1. James 5:9Rank 1 from verse 8
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    9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

  2. Galatians 5:22Rank 2 from verse 8
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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

  3. Psalms 37:7Rank 3 from verse 8
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    7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  4. 1 Peter 4:7Rank 4 from verse 8
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    7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

  5. Psalms 27:14Rank 5 from verse 8
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    14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

  6. Philippians 4:5Rank 6 from verse 8
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    5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

  7. 1 Thessalonians 3:13Rank 7 from verse 8
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    13To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

  8. Lamentations 3:25–26Rank 8 from verse 8
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    25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

    26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

  9. Micah 7:7Rank 9 from verse 8
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    7Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  10. Revelation 22:20Rank 10 from verse 8
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    20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

  11. 2 Thessalonians 3:5Rank 11 from verse 8
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    5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

  12. Hebrews 10:25–37Rank 12 from verse 8
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    25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

    26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

    27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

    28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

    29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

    30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

    31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

    32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

    33Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.

    34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

    35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

    36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

    37For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

  13. Psalms 130:5Rank 13 from verse 8
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    5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

  14. Romans 8:25Rank 14 from verse 8
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    25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

  15. 1 Thessalonians 1:10Rank 15 from verse 8
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    10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

  16. Habakkuk 2:3Rank 16 from verse 8
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    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.

  17. Psalms 40:1–3Rank 17 from verse 8
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    1I WAITED patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

    2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

    3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

  18. Romans 13:11–12Rank 18 from verse 8
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    11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

    12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

  19. Genesis 49:18Rank 19 from verse 8
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    18I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.

From verse 9

  1. Leviticus 19:18Rank 1 from verse 9
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    18¶ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

  2. 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 2 from verse 9
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    5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  3. James 4:11Rank 3 from verse 9
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    11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

  4. Matthew 24:33Rank 4 from verse 9
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    33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

  5. Galatians 5:14Rank 5 from verse 9
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    14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

  6. Matthew 6:14–15Rank 6 from verse 9
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    14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

    15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

  7. 1 Peter 4:9Rank 7 from verse 9
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    9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

  8. Genesis 4:7Rank 8 from verse 9
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    7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

  9. Matthew 7:1–2Rank 9 from verse 9
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    1JUDGE not, that ye be not judged.

    2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

  10. 1 Corinthians 10:11Rank 10 from verse 9
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    11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

  11. 1 Peter 4:5Rank 11 from verse 9
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    5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

  12. Mark 13:29Rank 12 from verse 9
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    29So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

  13. 2 Corinthians 9:7Rank 13 from verse 9
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    7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

  14. Galatians 5:26Rank 14 from verse 9
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    26Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

  15. Mark 6:19Rank 15 from verse 9
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    19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

  16. Psalms 59:15Rank 16 from verse 9
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    15Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

  17. Revelation 3:20Rank 17 from verse 9
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    20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

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James 5:8

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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patient

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Enduring delay, suffering, or provocation with steadfastness, forbearance, and self-restraint.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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hearts

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The inward lives of persons: their thoughts, understanding, conscience, affections, desires, purposes, will, courage, or disposition.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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coming

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Sense 1: Present-participial form of come: approaching or arriving. Sense 2: The act, time, or event of approaching or arriving.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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nigh

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Near or close in place, time, relationship, kinship, condition, access, or degree; approaching, drawing close, at hand, or almost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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James 5:9

COMBINED MEANING

grudge

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To harbour resentment, ill will, envy, or a complaint against another; to murmur or be discontented when desire is not satisfied.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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lest

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For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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condemned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of condemn, meaning to pronounce guilty or wrong; to sentence, judge against, disapprove, or doom.

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

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standeth

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Third-person singular present form of stand, meaning to be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

5:8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

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5:9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

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5:10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

5:11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

5:12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

5:13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

5:14Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

5:15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

5:16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

5:17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

5:18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

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