James 5:9

James 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
• New International Version (NIV)Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!

Context of James 5:9

7So, my Christian friends, be patient until the Lord Jesus returns. Think about how a farmer is patient. He waits for the ground to give him valuable food to eat. He waits patiently for the rain to come in the autumn and in the spring. 8You also must be patient, because the Lord will return soon. Be strong as you continue to trust him. My Christian friends, do not complain against each other. If you do, God will punish you. So be careful! He is the Judge and he is ready now to judge people. 10Think about how God's prophets were also patient. They spoke messages on behalf of the Lord. Many troubles happened to them but they were patient. So, my Christian friends, you should copy their example. 11We know that God blessed people who were like that. They continued to trust God when trouble happened to them. You have heard about Job. He waited patiently for God to help him in his troubles. You know how the Lord helped him in the end. Because of that, we see that the Lord God is very kind and he helps us.

James 5:9 word by word

μὴ στενάζετε, ἀδελφοί, κατ᾽ ἀλλήλων, ἵνα μὴ κριθῆτε· ἰδοὺ ὁ κριτὴς πρὸ τῶν θυρῶν ἕστηκεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Grudgeστενάζωstenazō · to groanG4727
• notμήmē · notG3361
• one againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• lestἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye be condemnedκατακρίνωkatakrinō · to condemnG2632
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the judgeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the judgeκριτήςkritēs · judgeG2923
• standethἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• the doorθύραthura · doorG2374

Cross-references for James 5:9

• James 4:11My Christian friends, do not say bad things against each other. If you speak against another believer, you are really speaking against God's Law. If you judge another believer, then you are judging the law too. When you do that, you are not obeying the Law. You are giving yourself authority to decide what the Law says.
• Leviticus 19:18You must not try to punish a person who has done something wrong against you. You must not continue to hate a person like that. Instead, you must love other people as much you love yourself. I am the Lord.
• Psalms 59:15They go from place to place and they look for food to eat. They will not rest until they are full.
• Mark 6:19So Herodias was angry with John. She wanted to kill him. But she could not do that,
• 2 Corinthians 9:7Each of you should think carefully and then decide how much you can give. Then you will not be sad to give that money. Nobody has made you give it. God loves someone who is happy to give help to other people.
• Galatians 5:14One rule brings together all the rules in God's Law. That one rule says: ‘Love other people as much as you love yourself.’
• 1 Peter 4:9Always be happy to have other believers as visitors in your homes.
• Matthew 6:14Then Jesus said, ‘When other people do wrong things against you, you must forgive them. Then God, your Father in heaven, will also forgive you for the wrong things that you have done.
• Matthew 7:1Jesus then said, ‘Do not say to anyone, “You are a bad person.” If you do that, God will say to you, “You are a bad person.”
• Genesis 4:7If you do what is right, I will accept you. But if you do not do the right thing, sin will be very near to you. It will be like a wild animal at your door that is ready to eat you. But you must become its master.’
• Matthew 24:33In the same way, you will see all these strange things happening. Then you will know that the Son of Man will come very soon. He will be like someone at the door who is ready to come in.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
• 1 Corinthians 10:11All these things happened to our ancestors so that we would learn from them. They are written in the Bible to teach us important lessons. We are people who live at a time when all things will become complete.
• Revelation 3:20Look! I am standing at the door of your house. I am knocking on your door. When you hear my voice, you should open the door. Then I will come in. We will eat a meal together as friends.

Commentaries on James 5:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Grudge not - · Groan not; grumble not; do not murmur through impatience; and let not any ill treatment which you receive, induce you to vent your feelings in imprecations against your oppressors. Leave all this in the hands of God. Lest ye be condemned - By giving way to a spirit of this kind, you will get under the condemnation of the wicked. The judge standeth before the door - His eye is upon every thing that is wrong in you, and every wrong that is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Grudge not one against another - Margin, “groan, grieve.” The Greek word ( ́ stenazō) means, “to sigh, to groan,” as of persons in distress, Romans 8:23; and then to sigh or groan through impatience, fretfulness, ill-humor; and hence “to murmur, to find fault, to complain.” The exact idea here is, not that of grudging in the sense of dissatisfaction with what others possess, or of being envious; it is that of being fretful and impatient - or, to use a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 Consider him that waits for a crop of corn; and will not you wait for a crown of glory? If you should be called to wait longer than the husbandman, is not there something more worth waiting for? In every sense the coming of the Lord drew nigh, and all his people's losses, hardships, and sufferings, would be repaid. Men count time long, because they measure it by their own lives; but all time is as nothing to God; it is as a moment. To…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9the Judge is standing at the door! Christ's arrival is close.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Grudge not--rather "Murmur not"; "grumble not." The Greek is literally, "groan": a half-suppressed murmur of impatience and harsh judgment, not uttered aloud or freely. Having exhorted them to patience in bearing wrongs from the wicked, he now exhorts them to a forbearing spirit as to the offenses given by brethren. Christians, who bear the former patiently, sometimes are impatient at the latter, though much less grievous. lest ... condemned--The best…Read the comment

Topics related to James 5:9

• Commandments
• Envy
• Jesus Continued
• Murmuring

In the dictionaries

• Convert
• Grudge
• Howl
• Maranatha
• Nourish
• Pitiful
• Tender
• Wanton
• Affliction
• Condemn; Condemnation

Commentaries on James 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings