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

7Therefore be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. 8You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Do not complain, brothers and sisters, against one another, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door. 10As an example, brothers and sisters, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is 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

• complainστενάζωstenazō · to groanG4727
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• againstκατάkata · according toG2596
• oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• you may not be judgedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• the Judgeκριτήςkritēs · judgeG2923
• is standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• rightπρόpro · beforeG4253
• doorθύραthura · doorG2374

Cross-references for James 5:9

• James 4:11Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. The one who speaks against a brother or sister, or judges his brother or sister, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.
• Leviticus 19:18You shall not take vengeance, nor hold any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
• Psalms 59:15They wander about for food And murmur if they are not satisfied.
• Mark 6:19And Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death, and could not do so;
• 2 Corinthians 9:7Each one must do just 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, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
• 1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable to one another without complaint.
• Matthew 6:14For if you forgive other people for their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
• Matthew 7:1“Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.
• Genesis 4:7If you do well, will your face not be cheerful? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
• Matthew 24:33so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.
• 1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have 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 will dine 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