Key Verse Spotlight
James 5:8 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”
James 5:8
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Ye have condemned {and} killed the just; {and} he doth not resist you.
Be 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. {Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience}
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. {Grudge not: or, Groan, or, Grieve not}
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
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