James 5:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁸Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

James 5:8 —

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Cross-References

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James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Psalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Psalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities Anger Commandments Discipleship Disobedience to God Duty Gentleness Graces

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-11)

The apostle is here addressing first sinners and then saints. I. Let us consider the address to sinners; and here we find James seconding what his great Master had said: Woe unto you that are rich; for you have received your consolation, Luke 6:24. The rich people to whom this word of warning was sent were not such as professed the Christian religion, but the worldly and unbelieving Jews, such as…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 8)

8. coming ... draweth nigh--The Greek expresses present time and a settled state. 1Pe 4:7, “is at hand.” We are to live in a continued state of expectancy of the Lord’s coming, as an event always nigh. Nothing can more “stablish the heart” amidst present troubles than the realized expectation of His speedy coming.