Text -- James 5:7 (NET)

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Jam 5:7

¹ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

² tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

³ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

⁴ tn Grk “being patient.”