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James 5:8

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Be ye also patient,.... As well as the husbandman, and like him; and wait for the rains and dews of divine grace to fall, and make fruitful, and for the ripe fruit of eternal life; and in the mean…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Be ye also patient - As the farmer is. In due time, as he expects the return of the rain, so you may anticipate deliverance from your trials. Stablish your hearts - Let your purposes and your faith be…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Be ye also patient - Wait for God's deliverance, as ye wait for his bounty in providence.

Stablish your hearts - Take courage; do not sink under your trials.

The coming of the Lord draweth nigh -…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

James 5:1-11

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;…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Be ye also patient Better, long-suffering; as before.

stablish your hearts Better, strengthen. The strength is to come from the thought that the great Advent has come near, that there will be a great…