James 5:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

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  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;
  • Ps 130:5 : 5 I am waiting for the Lord, my soul is waiting for him, and my hope is in his word.
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.
  • Ps 27:14 : 14 Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
  • Ps 40:1-3 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry. 2 He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain. 3 And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.
  • Heb 10:25-37 : 25 Not giving up our meetings, as is the way of some, but keeping one another strong in faith; and all the more because you see the day coming near. 26 For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins, 27 But only a great fear of being judged, and of the fire of wrath which will be the destruction of the haters of God. 28 A man who has gone against the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses: 29 But will not the man by whom the Son of God has been crushed under foot, and the blood of the agreement with which he was washed clean has been taken as an unholy thing, and who has had no respect for the Spirit of grace, be judged bad enough for a very much worse punishment? 30 For we have had experience of him who says, Punishment is mine, I will give reward. And again, The Lord will be judge of his people. 31 We may well go in fear of falling into the hands of the living God. 32 But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles; 33 In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way. 34 For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever. 35 So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded. 36 For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you. 37 In a very little time he who is coming will come; he will not be slow.
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.
  • Gen 49:18 : 18 I have been waiting for your salvation, O Lord.
  • 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.
  • 1 Thess 3:13 : 13 So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
  • 2 Thess 3:5 : 5 And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him. 26 It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
  • Mic 7:7 : 7 But as for me, I am looking to the Lord; I am waiting for the God of my salvation: the ears of my God will be open to me.
  • Hab 2:3 : 3 For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.
  • Rom 8:25 : 25 But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.
  • Rom 13:11-12 : 11 See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith. 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

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    6 You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

    7 Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.

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    9 Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.

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    11 We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

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    5 And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

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    36 For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

    37 In a very little time he who is coming will come; he will not be slow.

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    3 Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;

    4 But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

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    5 Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.

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    14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

    15 And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

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    7 But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;

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    1 But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you.

    2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

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    7 So that having every grace you are living in the hope of the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

    8 Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    13 So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

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    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

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    19 By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.

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    1 Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

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    8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.

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    25 But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

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    8 But, my loved ones, keep in mind this one thing, that with the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years are no more than one day.

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    9 Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.

    10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

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    4 And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:

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    21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for life eternal through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

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    14 And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

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    29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

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    12 Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

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    11 I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.

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    35 Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

    36 And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly.

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    13 So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

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    44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

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    5 Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus:

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    17 Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

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    12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

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    18 So then, give comfort to one another with these words.

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    14 Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.

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    19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

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    19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

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    42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

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    4 And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.

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    9 Do your best to come to me before long:

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    8 Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride: