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.
• 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.

Context of James 5:10

8You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. 9Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door! For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy. 12But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and 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 39:8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the Lord is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.”
• Jeremiah 23:22If they had stood before me and listened to me, they would have spoken my words, and they would have turned my people from their evil ways and deeds.
• Jeremiah 26:16Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets, “This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
• Acts 3:21For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets.
• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.
• Jeremiah 2:30“I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.
• Matthew 5:11“God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
• Matthew 21:34At the time of the grape harvest, he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop.
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.
• Luke 6:23When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way.
• Luke 13:34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.
• Acts 7:52Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God’s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews.
• Hebrews 11:32How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all 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