James 5:10 Parallel Translations

Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. They were patient when they suffered unjustly.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

ASV:

Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

BBE:

Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.

DBY:

Take as an example, brethren, of suffering and having patience, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord.

ERV:

Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

WEY:

In illustration, brethren, of persecution patiently endured take the Prophets who have spoken as messengers from the Lord.

WBS:

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

WEB:

Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

YLT:

An example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;

James 5:10 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 5:12 "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

James 4:11 Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.

James 5:7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

James 5:9 Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

5:10 {6} Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
(6) Because most men will object, that it is good to repel injuries by whatever means, he contrasts that with the examples of the fathers whose patience had a most happy end, because God as a most bountiful Father, never forsakes his.

PNT:

5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets... for an example. They suffered, were patient, endured to the end and secured the blessing.

WES:

5:10 Take the prophets for an example - Once persecuted like you, even for speaking in the name of the Lord. The very men that gloried in having prophets yet could not bear their message: nor did either their holiness or their high commission screen them from suffering.

MHC:

5:7-11 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 short-lived creatures a few years seem an age; but Scripture, measuring all things by the existence of God, reckons thousands of years but so many days. God brought about things in Job's case, so as plainly to prove that he is very pitiful and of tender mercy. This did not appear during his troubles, but was seen in the event, and believers now will find a happy end to their trials. Let us serve our God, and bear our trials, as those who believe that the end will crown all. Our eternal happiness is safe if we trust to him: all else is mere vanity, which soon will be done with for ever.

CONC:

Affliction Brethren Brothers Endured Evil Example Face Illustration Messengers Nobly Pain Patience Patiently Persecution Prophets Spake Speak Spoke Spoken Strength Suffering Trouble Undergone

Affliction Endured Evil Example Face Illustration Messengers Nobly Pain Patience Patiently Persecution Prophets Speak Strength Suffering Trouble Undergone Words

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