James

James 5:7

⁷Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.^a

Footnotes

a 5:7 Literally for it until it receives the early and the late

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be patient	Μακροθυμήσατε	Makrothymēsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3114 I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
until	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord’s	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
coming	παρουσίας	parousias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3952 presence, a coming, arrival, advent
See how	ἰδοὺ	idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
farmer	γεωργὸς	geōrgos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1092 a worker of the soil, husbandman, vine-dresser
awaits	ἐκδέχεται	ekdechetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1551 I wait for, expect
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
precious	τίμιον	timion	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5093 of great price, precious, honored
fruit	καρπὸν	karpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2590 fruit, result, gain
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
soil	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
how patient he is	μακροθυμῶν	makrothymōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3114 I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
for	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely

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Hebrews 12:1–3 · James 5:8–9 · Joel 2:23 · Galatians 6:9 · Deuteronomy 11:14 · Colossians 1:11 · 2 Corinthians 6:4–5 · Romans 2:7 · Hebrews 6:15 · Jeremiah 5:24 · Galatians 5:5 · Romans 8:24–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.