James 5:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - James 5:1-11

The apostle is here addressing first sinners and then saints. I. Let us consider the address to sinners; and here we find James seconding what his great Master had said: Woe unto you that are rich; for you have received your consolation, Luke 6:24. The rich people to whom this word of warning was sent were not such as professed the Christian religion, but the worldly and unbelieving Jews, such as are here said to condemn and kill the just, which the Christians had no power to do; and though... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - James 5:10-11

5:10-11 Brothers, take as an example of patience in hardship the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Look you, we count those who endure blessed. You have heard of Job's steadfast endurance and you have seen the conclusion of his troubles which the Lord gave to him, and you have proof that the Lord is very kind and merciful. It is always a comfort to feel that others have gone through what we have to go through. James reminds his readers that the prophets and the men of God could... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 5:10

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord ,.... Men who have been highly honoured of God, with a gift of prophesying, or foretelling things to come; to whom God revealed his secrets, doing nothing without acquainting them with it; and who were sent forth by him, and prophesied in his name what were made known unto them; and yet, though these were his favourites, they suffered much; as cruel mockings, scourgings, imprisonment, famine, nakedness, and death in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:10

Take - the prophets - The prophets who had spoken to their forefathers by the authority of God, were persecuted by the very people to whom they delivered the Divine message; but they suffered affliction and persecution with patience, commending their cause to him who judgeth righteously; therefore, imitate their example. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:10

Verse 10 10Take, my brethren, the prophets. The comfort which he brings is not that which is according to the common proverb, that the miserable hope for like companions in evils. That they set before them associates, in whose number it was desirable to be classed; and to have the same condition with them, was no misery. For as we must necessarily feel extreme grief, when any evil happens to us which the children of God have never experienced, so it is a singular consolation when we know that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-11

Exhortation to patience. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-11

Four considerations moving the Christian to patience. 1. The example of the husbandman—an illustration from nature. If patience is needful in things of this life, is it not also in the world of grace? 2. The approach of the second advent. 3. The example of the prophets. 4. The example and experience of Job—an instance of one whose latter end the Lord blessed more than his beginning. The nearness of the Lord ' s advent a reason for patience. To most men the thought of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

CONCLUDING EXHORTATIONS read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:9-11

Bear and forbear. Here we have another exhortation to patience, with other examples of its exercise. In James 5:7 , James 5:8 , however, the apostle has had in view the persecutions which believers suffer at the hands of the ungodly; while he now refers to the trial of patience which arises from collision of feeling among Christian brethren themselves. I. A WARNING AGAINST IMPATIENCE WITH ONE ANOTHER . ( James 5:9 ) "Murmur not, brethren," implies that believers are... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - James 5:1-11

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - James 5:10-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 5:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - James 5:10

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:7-20

The Pulpit Commentary - James 5:9-11

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