James 5:8
James · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”James 5:8
What Does James 5:8 Mean?
James 5:8 is found in the book of James, chapter 5, verse 8 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 5:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Galatians 5:22“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”James 5:9“Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.”Philippians 4:5“Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.”1 Peter 4:7“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”James 5:7“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.”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.”Malachi 3:5“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”Psalms 27:14“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”Revelation 1:3“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”Ecclesiastes 7:8“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”Hebrews 10:25“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”1 Thessalonians 3:13“To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.”Lamentations 3:25“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”Micah 7:7“Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.”Revelation 22:20“He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”Psalms 130:5“I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.”Romans 8:25“But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.”2 Thessalonians 3:5“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.”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.”
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