James 5:7
James · New Testament · Chapter 5
“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.”James 5:7
What Does James 5:7 Mean?
James 5:7 is found in the book of James, chapter 5, verse 7 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Patience.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to James 5:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Galatians 6:9“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”Psalms 37:7“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”Hebrews 12:1“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”Joel 2:23“Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.”James 5:8“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”Hebrews 10:36“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”Hebrews 10:37“For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.”Romans 12:12“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Psalms 40:1“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.”Habakkuk 2:3“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”1 Corinthians 4:5“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.”Genesis 8:22“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”Psalms 97:11“Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.”Deuteronomy 11:14“That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.”Lamentations 3:25“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”Colossians 1:11“Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”Isaiah 35:4“Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.”Isaiah 64:4“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.”Psalms 62:1“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.”2 Corinthians 6:4“But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,”
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