James 5:8

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“You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.”

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“You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“be patient, ye also; establish your hearts, because the presence of the Lord hath drawn nigh;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo James 5:8 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
  2. Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
  3. Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
  4. Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
  5. Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
  6. Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
  7. Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
  8. Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
  9. Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
  10. Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  11. Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  12. Philippians 4:5Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
  13. 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
  14. 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
  15. 2 Thessalonians 3:5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
  16. Hebrews 10:25Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
  17. James 5:9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
  18. 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
  19. Revelation 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

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