James 5:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction and of patience.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Take, my brothers and sisters, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of suffering and patience.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Take,{G2983} {G3450} brethren,{G80} None for an example{G5262} of suffering{G2552} and{G2532} of patience,{G3115} the prophets{G4396} who{G3739} spake{G2980} in the name{G3686} of the Lord.{G2962}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Take{G2983}{(G5628)}, my{G3450} brethren{G80}, the prophets{G4396}, who{G3739} have spoken{G2980}{(G5656)} in the name{G3686} of the Lord{G2962}, for an example{G5262} of suffering affliction{G2552}, and{G2532} of patience{G3115}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Take (my brethren) the prophettes for an ensample of sufferynge adversitie and of longe pacience which spake in the name of the LORde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Take (my brethren) the prophetes for an ensample of sufferynge aduersitie, and of longe pacience, which spake in the name of the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Take, my brethren, the Prophets for an ensample of suffering aduersitie, and of long patience, which haue spoken in the Name of the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Take my brethren, the prophetes for an ensample of suffering aduersitie, and of patience, which spake in the name of the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    An example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 7:52 : 52 Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? And they have killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,
  • Heb 11:32-38 : 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.
  • Acts 3:21 : 21 Whom the heavens must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
  • Matt 5:11-12 : 11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
  • Matt 21:34-39 : 34 And when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the vine dressers, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the vine dressers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first, and they did likewise to them. 37 But last of all, he sent his son to them, saying, They will respect my son. 38 But when the vine dressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
  • Matt 23:34-37 : 34 Therefore, indeed, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Truly I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
  • Luke 6:23 : 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.
  • Luke 13:34 : 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets, and stone those who are sent to you; how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
  • 2 Chr 36:16 : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
  • Isa 39:8 : 8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
  • Jer 2:30 : 30 In vain have I struck your children; they received no correction: your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
  • Jer 23:22 : 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way and from the evil of their deeds.
  • Jer 26:16 : 16 Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, This man is not worthy to die, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
  • Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember those who have the rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.
  • 1 Thess 2:14-15 : 14 For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Jews: 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God, and are contrary to all men:

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    11 Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.

    12 But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no,' 'no'; lest you fall into condemnation.

    13 Is anyone among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms.

  • Jas 5:6-9
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    6 You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you.

    7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.

    8 Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near.

    9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.

  • 1 Pet 5:9-10
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    9 Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are experienced by your brethren in the world.

    10 But the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

  • Jas 1:2-4
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    2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials;

    3 Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience.

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  • 2 Thess 1:4-6
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    4 So that we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure:

    5 Which is a clear sign of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer:

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    33 Partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated.

    34 For you had compassion on me in my chains and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and enduring possession for yourselves in heaven.

    35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.

    36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

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    3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience;

    4 And patience, character; and character, hope:

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    19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.

    20 For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer for it, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.

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    10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

    12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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    12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you:

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    12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation: for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

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    14 Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.

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    12 That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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    1 The elders among you I exhort, who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

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    19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

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    4 But in all things commending ourselves as the ministers of God: in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

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    6 In which you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials:

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14 For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Jews:

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    17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

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    4 For whatever things were written in the past were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

  • 1 Thess 5:20
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    20 Do not despise prophecies.

  • Job 5:17
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    17 Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty:

  • Heb 12:5
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    5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to children, "My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by him:

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    24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    12 And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it.

  • Acts 13:40
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    40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

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    5 But be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

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    37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—

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    11 Now all these things happened to them as examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
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    15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's matters.