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

8Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth near. 9Murmur not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 11Behold, we count them happy who 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. 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.

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

• Takeλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• myμοῦmou · of meG3450
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• spokenλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigma · exampleG5262
• afflictionκακοπάθειαkakopatheia · sufferingG2552
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• patienceμακροθυμίαmakrothumia · patienceG3115

Cross-references for James 5:10

• Isaiah 39:8Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
• Jeremiah 23:22But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
• Jeremiah 26:16Then said the princes and all the people to the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
• Acts 3:21Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
• Hebrews 13:7Remember them who have the rule over you, who have spoken to you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their manner of life.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
• Jeremiah 2:30In vain have I smitten your children; they have received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
• Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
• Matthew 21:34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruits.
• Matthew 23:34Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
• Luke 6:23Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers to the prophets.
• Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
• Acts 7:52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them who showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things from your own countrymen, even as they have from the Jews:
• Hebrews 11:32And what more shall I say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of 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