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James 5:10

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8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

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BSB
Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
KJV
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
WEB
Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of perseverance, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
ASV
Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.
DARBY
Take [as] an example, brethren, of suffering and having patience, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of [the] Lord.
BLB
Brothers, [as] an example of suffering evil and of patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
ÅB
Mine brødre! ta profetene, som talte i Herrens navn, til deres forbilde i å lide ondt og være tålmodig!
OTB
Ta, som et eksempel på lidelse og tålmodighet, brødre og søstre, profetene som talte i Herrens navn.
B1930
Mine brødre! ta profetene, som talte i Herrens navn, til eders forbillede i å lide ondt og være tålmodig!

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 11:32–38

    And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

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  • Matthew 5:11–12

    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

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  • Hebrews 13:7

    Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15

    For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

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  • Acts 7:52

    Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

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  • Acts 3:21

    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

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  • Luke 6:23

    Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

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  • Jeremiah 2:30

    “I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”

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