James 5:11

James 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
• New International Version (NIV)As 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

Context of James 5:11

9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate, and of tender mercy. 12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

James 5:11 word by word

ἰδοὺ μακαρίζομεν τοὺς ὑπομείναντας· τὴν ὑπομονὴν Ἰὼβ ἠκούσατε καὶ τὸ τέλος κυρίου εἴδετε, ὅτι πολύσπλαγχνός ἐστιν ὁ κύριος καὶ οἰκτίρμων.¶Read the interlinear

• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• we countμακαρίζωmakarizō · to blessG3106
• themὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• which endureὑπομένωhupomenō · to remain/endureG5278
• Ye have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• of the patienceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• of JobἸώβIōb · JobG2492
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• very compassionateπολύσπλαγχνοςpolusplagchnos · very compassionateG4184
• of tender mercyοἰκτίρμωνoiktirmōn · compassionateG3629

Cross-references for James 5:11

• James 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
• Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Yah, and teachest him out of thy law;
• Matthew 5:10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 10:22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
• Hebrews 10:39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
• Job 1:21And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Yhwh gave, And Yhwh hath taken away; blessed be the name of Yhwh.
• Job 2:10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
• Job 13:15Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
• Job 23:10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
• Job 42:10And Yhwh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also Yhwh gave Job twice as much as he had before.
• Psalms 37:37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
• 1 Peter 1:6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
• 2 Peter 2:9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
• Exodus 34:6And Yhwh passed by before him, and proclaimed, Yhwh, Yhwh God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Commentaries on James 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11We count them happy which endure - According to that saying of our blessed Lord, Blessed are ye when men shall persecute and revile you - for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:12, etc. Ye have heard of the patience of Job - Stripped of all his worldly possessions, deprived at a stroke of all his children, tortured in body with sore disease, tempted by the devil, harassed by his wife, and calumniated by his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Behold, we count them happy which endure - The word rendered “we count them happy” ( ́ makarizomenoccurs only here and in Luke 1:48, where it is rendered “shall call me blessed.” The word ́ makarios(blessed, or happy,) however, occurs often. See Matthew 5:3-11; Matthew 11:6; Matthew 13:6, et soepe. The sense here is, we speak of their patience with commendation. They have done what they ought to do, and their name is honored and blessed. Ye have heard of…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. 11Job showed great endurance by staying faithful to God during his hardships (Job 1:20–21; 2:9–10). He was faithful even though he complained (Job 3:1–26; 12:1–3; 16:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. count them happy--(Mt 5:10). which endure--The oldest authorities read, "which have endured," which suits the sense better than English Version: "Those who in past days, like the prophets and Job, have endured trials." Such, not those who "have lived in pleasure and been wanton on the earth" (Jas 5:5), are "happy." patience--rather, "endurance," answering to "endure": the Greek words similarly corresponding. Distinct from the Greek word for "patience"…Read the comment

Topics related to James 5:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Commandments
• Example
• God Continued...
• Job
• Meekness
• Patience
• Perseverance
• Pity
• Resignation

In the dictionaries

• Job
• Convert
• Grudge
• Howl
• Nourish
• Pitiful
• Tender
• Wanton
• Affliction
• Endure

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