James 5:10

James 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
• New International Version (NIV)Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

Context of James 5:10

8You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 9Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. 12But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

James 5:10 word by word

ὑπόδειγμα λάβετε, ἀδελφοί τῆς κακοπαθείας καὶ τῆς μακροθυμίας τοὺς προφήτας οἳ ἐλάλησαν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι κυρίου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• the prophetsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• have spokenλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• in the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• for an exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigma · exampleG5262
• of suffering afflictionκακοπάθειαkakopatheia · sufferingG2552
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• of patienceμακροθυμίαmakrothumia · patienceG3115

Cross-references for James 5:10

• Isaiah 39:8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "There will be peace and security in my days."
• Jeremiah 23:22But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.
• Jeremiah 26:16Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God."
• Acts 3:21whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.
• Jeremiah 2:30In vain have I struck your children; they took no correction; your own sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
• Matthew 5:11"Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
• Matthew 21:34When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit.
• Matthew 23:34Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,
• Luke 6:23Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
• Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
• Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered,
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews,
• Hebrews 11:32And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—

Commentaries on James 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Take - 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 the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Take, my brethren, the prophets - That is, in your trials and persecutions. To encourage them to the exercise of patience, he points them to the example of those who had trod the same thorny path before them. The prophets were in general a much persecuted race of men; and the argument on which the apostle relies from their example is this: (1)that if the prophets were persecuted and tried, it may be expected that other good men will be; (2)that they…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. 10This verse comments on Matthew 5:11 and Luke 6:23 (see study note on James 1:22–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the prophets--who were especially persecuted, and therefore were especially "blessed." example of suffering affliction--rather, simply, "of affliction," literally, "evil treatment."Read the comment

Topics related to James 5:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Commandments
• Example
• Minister, Christian
• Patience
• Persecution
• Perseverance
• Prophets
• Suffering

In the dictionaries

• Convert
• Example
• Grudge
• Howl
• Nourish
• Pitiful
• Tender
• Wanton
• Affliction
• Patience

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