James 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ¹  Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

James 4:11

4:11 Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. ²  He who speaks against a fellow believer ³  or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge. ⁴ 

James 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ⁵  until the Lord’s return. ⁶  Think of how the farmer waits ⁷  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ⁸  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

[2:5]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[4:11]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[4:11]  ³ tn See note on the word “believer” in 1:9.

[4:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “a judge.”

[5:7]  ³ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:7]  ⁴ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “being patient.”