Behold, 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.
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, we count them happy which endure,.... Affliction, with courage, constancy, and patience, and hold out to the end; for such shall be saved; theirs is the kingdom of heaven; they are happy now,…
Barnes' Notes
Behold, we count them happy which endure - The word rendered “we count them happy” (μακαρίζομεν makarizomen,) occurs only here and in Luk 1:48, where it is rendered “shall call me blessed.” The word…
Adam Clarke
We count them happy which endure - According to that saying of our blessed Lord, Blessed are ye when men shall persecute and revile you - for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Mat…
The apostle is here addressing first sinners and then saints.
I. Let us consider the address to sinners; and here we find James seconding what his great Master had said: Woe unto you that are rich;…
Cambridge Bible
we count them happy which endure Better, we call them blessed, the verb being formed from the adjective used in ch. Jas 1:12. Comp. Luk 2:48. The words may contain a reference to Dan 12:12.
Ye have…
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