James 5:9 Parallel Translations

Brothers and sisters, stop complaining about each other, or you will be condemned. Realize that the judge is standing at the door.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

ASV:

Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.

BBE:

Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.

DBY:

Complain not one against another, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door.

ERV:

Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.

WEY:

Do not cry out in condemnation of one another, brethren, lest you come under judgement. I tell you that the Judge is standing at the door.

WBS:

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

WEB:

Don't grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

YLT:

murmur not against one another, brethren, that ye may not be condemned; lo, the Judge before the door hath stood.

James 5:9 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 24:33 so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

Mark 13:29 "Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God.

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 4:12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor?

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 5:10 As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

1 Peter 4:5 but they will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

5:9 {4} {d} Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: {5} behold, the judge standeth before the door.
(4) He commends Christian patience, for that which others through impatience use to accuse one another, the faithful on the other hand, do not complain though they receive injury.
(d) By grudging he means a certain inward complaining which indicates impatience.
(5) The conclusion: The Lord is at the door and will defend his own and avenge his enemies, and therefore we do not need to trouble ourselves.

PNT:

5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren. Murmur not (Revised Version). Do not bear grudges against one another.
Lest ye be condemned. The Lord will condemn this, and the
judge standeth before the door, for the coming of the Lord draweth near (Jas 5:8).

WES:

5:9 Murmur not one against another - Have patience also with each other. The judge standeth before the door - Hearing every word, marking every thought.

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:

Behold Brethren Brothers Complain Condemnation Condemned Cry Door Doors Grudge Grumble Judge Judged Judgement Lest Murmur Standeth Standing Stands Stood Waiting Won't Yourselves

Complain Condemnation Condemned Cry Door Grudge Grumble Hard Judge Judged Judgement Murmur Standeth Standing Stands Stood Waiting Won't Yourselves

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