James 5:7, James 5:8 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-11

The coming of the Lord. Following the warnings for the rich, we have encouraging counsel for the poor. Yes, even the poor persecuted ones just spoken of in the previous verses. The coming of the Lord is set forth as being nigh at hand, and they are exhorted to a patient waiting till that coming be accomplished. I. THE COMING OF THE LORD . 1. Its nature. 2. Its nearness. Certainly there is a seeming nearness in the apostolic days; how shall it be explained? II. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-20

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - James 5:7

Be patient therefore, brethren - That is, under such wrongs as the apostle had described in the previous verses. Those whom he addressed were doubtless suffering under those oppressions, and his object was to induce them to bear their wrongs without murmuring and without resistance. One of the methods of doing this was by showing them, in an address to their rich oppressors, that those who injured and wronged them would be suitably punished at the day of judgment, or that their cause was in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - James 5:7-9

James 5:7-9. Be patient therefore, brethren He now addresses the pious, oppressed, and persecuted disciples of Christ: as if he had said, Since the Lord will soon come to punish them, and relieve you, patiently bear the injuries which rich men offer you, and quietly wait till he come. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit Which will recompense his labour and patience; till he receive the early, or the former rain Immediately after sowing; and the latter Before... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - James 5:7-20

5:7-20 THE NEED FOR PATIENCE AND PRAYERMany Christians were poor and oppressed, some of them no doubt farmers who suffered because of the rich landowners. James encourages them to wait patiently for the Lord’s return (which will bring them victory in the end), just as the farmer waits patiently for the rain that will bring his crops to final harvest (7-8). God is using these trials to teach them patience, so they must not fight against his purposes by grumbling. Some Old Testament examples show... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - James 5:7

unto, until Same Greek. word, heos. coming . Greek. parousia. First occurance: Matthew 24:3 . hath long patience = being patient. early . Greek. proim o s . Only here. latter . Greek. opsimos. Only here. Compare Joel 2:23 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - James 5:7

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.Until the coming of the Lord ... In Jesus' great prophetic utterances regarding the destruction of Jerusalem, as recorded in Matthew 24; Mark 13, and Luke 21, our Lord blended the prophecies of the destruction of Jerusalem with those of the coming of the end of the world; and, in all probability, not... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - James 5:7

James 5:7. Brethren,— It would have been exceedingly strange if the Christians had condemned and killed any of their own number: what is said, therefore, Jam 5:6 as well as several other things, prove that Jam 5:1-6 is an apostrophe to the unbelieving Jews; who were wicked themselves, and persecuted the Christians, but were to come to a speedy and exemplary destruction. His beginning this exhortation with Brethren, and recommending patience to them, from the consideration of the approaching... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - James 5:7

7. Be patient therefore—as judgment is so near (James 5:1; James 5:3), ye may well afford to be "patient" after the example of the unresisting Just one (James 5:6). brethren—contrasted with the "rich" oppressors, James 5:6- :. unto the coming of the Lord—Christ, when the trial of your patience shall cease. husbandman waiteth for—that is, patiently bears toils and delays through hope of the harvest at last. Its "preciousness" (compare James 5:6- :, "precious seed") will more than compensate for... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - James 5:1-18

VI. MONEY AND PATIENT ENDURANCE 5:1-18The final practical problem James addressed involves money. He wrote these instructions to warn his readers of a danger, to inform them of the ramifications of the problem, and to exhort them to deal with the situation appropriately. This is his third reference to the rich and the poor (cf. James 1:9-11; James 2:1-12). We might also consider James 4:13-17, as well as James 5:1-6, as dealing with the rich. [Note: For some helpful insights on the way... read more