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!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!

Context of James 5:9

7Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. 8You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. 10As 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.

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 4:11Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
• Leviticus 19:18You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
• Psalms 59:15They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill.
• Mark 6:19And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,
• 2 Corinthians 9:7Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
• Galatians 5:14For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
• 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
• Matthew 6:14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,
• Matthew 7:1"Judge not, that you be not judged.
• Genesis 4:7If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it."
• Matthew 24:33So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
• 1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.
• Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

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