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James 5:6-8
New Living Translation

6 You have condemned and killed innocent people,[a] who do not resist you.[b]

Patience and Endurance

7 Dear brothers and sisters,[c] be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. 8 You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

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  1. 5:6a Or killed the Righteous One.
  2. 5:6b Or Don’t they resist you? or Doesn’t God oppose you? or Aren’t they now accusing you before God?
  3. 5:7 Greek brothers; also in 5:9, 10, 12, 19.
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James 5:6-8
New International Version

6 You have condemned and murdered(A) the innocent one,(B) who was not opposing you.

Patience in Suffering

7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(C) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(D) for the autumn and spring rains.(E) 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(F) is near.(G)

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