King James Version
James 5:8 in the King James Version says “Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.” — study this verse from James chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”
James 5:8 · KJV
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Grudge not one against another , brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Grudge not: or, Groan, or, Grieve not
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Be”
G3114to be long-spirited, i.e., (objectively) forbearing or (subjectively) patient
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“stablish”
G4741to set fast, i.e., (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm
“hearts”
G2588the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
“the coming”
G3952a being near, i.e., advent (often, return; specially, of christ to punish jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect
“of the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
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