Berean Standard Bible

James 5:4-8

4LookἰδοὺidouG2400,theὁhoG3588wagesμισθὸςmisthosG3408τῶνtōnG3588you withheldἀπεστερημένοςapesterēmenosG650from theτῶνtōnG3588workmenἐργατῶνergatōnG2040whoτὰςtasG3588mowedἀμησάντωνamēsantōnG270yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588fieldsχώραςchōrasG5561are crying outκράζειkrazeiG2896againstἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771καὶkaiG2532.TheαἱhaiG3588criesβοαὶboaiG995of theτῶνtōnG3588harvestersθερισάντωνtherisantōnG2325have reachedεἰς εἰσεληλύθασιν.eis eiselēluthasinG1525 G1519theτὰtaG3588earsὦταōtaG3775of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962of HostsσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519.

5You have lived onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093in luxuryἐτρυφήσατεetruphēsateG5171andκαὶkaiG2532self-indulgenceἐσπαταλήσατε,espatalēsateG4684.You have fattenedἐθρέψατεethrepsateG5142yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588inἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of slaughterσφαγῆς.sphagēsG4967.

6You have condemnedκατεδικάσατε,katedikasateG2613andmurderedἐφονεύσατεephoneusateG5407theτὸνtonG3588righteousδίκαιον·dikaionG1342,who did not resistοὐκ ἀντιτάσσεταιouk antitassetaiG3756 G498youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

7Be patientΜακροθυμήσατεMakrothumēsateG3114,thenοὖν,ounG3767,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῆςtēsG3588Lord’sκυρίου.kuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952.See howἰδοὺidouG2400theὁhoG3588farmerγεωργὸςgeōrgosG1092awaitsἐκδέχεταιekdechetaiG1551theτὸνtonG3588preciousτίμιονtimionG5093fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of theτῆςtēsG3588soilγῆςgēsG1093—how patient he isμακροθυμῶνmakrothumōnG3114forἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἕως λάβῃep᾽ autō he'ōs labēG1909 G846 G2193 G2983the fallπρόϊμονproimonG4406andκαὶkaiG2532spring rainsὄψιμον·opsimonG3797.

8Youὑμεῖς,humeisG4771,tooκαὶkaiG2532,be patientμακροθυμήσατεmakrothumēsateG3114andstrengthenστηρίξατεstērixateG4741yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588comingπαρουσίαparousiaG3952is nearἤγγικεν.ēngikenG1448.

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