James 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

James 5:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

James 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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James 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”

James 5:8 — World English Bible

James 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

James 5:8 — American Standard Version

James 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“be patient, ye also; establish your hearts, because the presence of the Lord hath drawn nigh;”

James 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation

James 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Ye also have patience: stablish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is drawn nigh. ”

James 5:8 — Darby Translation

James 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Be ye also patient therefore and settle your hearts: for ye comming of the Lord draweth neere.”

James 5:8 — Geneva Bible

James 5:8 in Context — James 5

6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

7 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.

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

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

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

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What Does James 5:8 Mean?

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