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James 5:7

NETBible	So be patient, brothers and sisters,¹ until the Lord’s return.² Think of how the farmer waits³ for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient⁴ for it until it receives the early and late rains.
NIV © biblegateway Jam 5:7	Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.
NASB © biblegateway Jam 5:7	Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.
NLT © biblegateway Jam 5:7	Dear brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who eagerly look for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They patiently wait for the precious harvest to ripen.
MSG © biblegateway Jam 5:7	Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for the Master's Arrival. You see farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work.
BBE © SABDAweb Jam 5:7	Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jam 5:7	Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
NKJV © biblegateway Jam 5:7	Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
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KJV	Be patient <3114> (5657) therefore <3767>_, brethren <80>_, unto <2193> the coming <3952> of the Lord <2962>_. Behold <2400> (5628)_, the husbandman <1092> waiteth <1551> (5736) for the precious <5093> fruit <2590> of the earth <1093>_, and hath long patience <3114> (5723) for <1909> it <846>_, until <2193> <302> he receive <2983> (5632) the early <4406> and <2532> latter <3797> rain <5205>_. {Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience}
NASB © biblegateway Jam 5:7	Therefore <3767> be patient <3114> , brethren <80> , until <2193> the coming <3952> of the Lord <2962> . The farmer <1092> waits <1551> for the precious <5093> produce <2590> of the soil <1093> , being patient <3114> about <1909> it, until <2193> it gets <2983> the early <4291> and late <3797> rains.
NET [draft] ITL	So <3767> be patient <3114> , brothers and sisters <80> , until <2193> the Lord’s <2962> return <3952> . Think <2400> of how the farmer <1092> waits for <1551> the precious <5093> fruit <2590> of the ground <1093> and is patient <3114> for <1909> it <846> until <2193> it receives <2983> the early <4406> and <2532> late rains <3797> .
GREEK	makroyumhsate adelfoi ewv thv parousiav tou kuriou idou gewrgov ekdecetai timion karpon thv ghv makroyumwn autw ewv labh kai oqimon

NETBible

So be patient, brothers and sisters,¹ until the Lord’s return.² Think of how the farmer waits³ for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient⁴ for it until it receives the early and late rains.

NET Notes

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

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

³tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

⁴tn Grk “being patient.”