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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, 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 too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door! Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. 12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.

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 39:8“The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
• Jeremiah 23:22But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.
• Jeremiah 26:16Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man should not be sentenced to death! He has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
• Acts 3:21Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.
• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.
• Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravenous lion.
• Matthew 5:11“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
• Matthew 21:34When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.
• Matthew 23:34Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
• Luke 6:23“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.
• Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
• Acts 7:52Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him—
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the Jews
• Hebrews 11:32And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about 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