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

7Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. 8You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door! 10For 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.

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 4:11Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you.
• Leviticus 19:18“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
• Psalms 59:15They scavenge for food but go to sleep unsatisfied.
• Mark 6:19So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless,
• 2 Corinthians 9:7You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
• Galatians 5:14For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• 1 Peter 4:9Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.
• Matthew 6:14“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
• Matthew 7:1“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.
• Genesis 4:7You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
• Matthew 24:33In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
• 1 Corinthians 10:11These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.
• Revelation 3:20“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.

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