James 5:7

Free Bible Version

Friends, be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Think of the farmer waiting patiently for the earth's precious harvest as it grows with the early and later rains.

Cross References

Jeremiah 5:24

You didn't think to say, “We should appreciate the Lord our God, who sends the autumn and spring rains at the right time, who makes sure we can have a harvest every year.”

Hosea 6:3

Let's get to know the Lord, really strive to know him, and he will appear to us as surely as the sun will rise; he will come to us as certainly as the spring rains fall on the earth.”

Joel 2:23

People of Jerusalem! Celebrate and be happy in the Lord your God because he has given you rain to show his goodness. As before he sends the autumn and the spring rains.

Zechariah 10:1

Ask the Lord for rain in springtime, for he makes the rainclouds and sends showers to grow crops for everyone.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of man is going to come in his Father's glory, together with his angels. Then he will give everyone what they deserve according to what they've done.

Matthew 16:28

I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who won't die before they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.”

Matthew 24:27

For the coming of the Son of man will be like the lightning that flashes brightly from east to west.

Matthew 24:44

You also need to be ready, because the Son of man is coming at a time when you're not expecting him.

Luke 18:8

No, I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. However, when the Son of man comes, will he find people on earth who trust in him?”

Luke 21:27

Then they'll see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Luke 8:15

The seeds sown on good earth are those who are honest and do what is right. They hear the message of truth, hold on to it, and through their perseverance produce a good harvest.

John 21:22

Jesus told him, “If I want him to remain alive here until I return, why is that your concern? You follow me!”

John 21:23

This is why the saying spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus didn't say to him that he wouldn't die, just that “If I want him to remain alive here until I return, why is that your concern?”

Romans 15:4

These Scriptures were written down in the past to help us understand, and to encourage us so that we could wait patiently in hope.

Romans 2:7

Those who have kept on trying to do what is good and right will receive glory and honor, immortality and eternal life.

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that you're not missing any spiritual gift as you wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 5:5

For through the Spirit we trust and wait in hope to be made right.

Galatians 6:9

Let's never tire of doing good, for we'll reap a harvest at the proper time, if we don't give up.

Deuteronomy 11:14

then I will send rain for your land at the right time, rain in autumn and spring, so that you can harvest your grain, new wine, and olive oil.

Colossians 1:11

May you be made powerfully strong by his wonderful strength, having great patience and endurance.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We remember you before our God and Father—how you put your trust in him into practice, how you work hard in love, and how you patiently wait in the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:19

For what gives us hope, what makes us happy, what we are really proud of as we stand before our Lord Jesus Christ when he comes back—is having you there too!

1 Thessalonians 3:13

In this way may the Lord strengthen you so you may stand with minds that are holy and blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones.

Hebrews 6:15

And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham received the promise.

James 4:11

Friends, don't speak badly of one another. Anyone who criticizes a fellow-believer and condemns them, criticizes and condemns the law. If you condemn the law you're not someone who keeps the law, because you're sitting in judgment of it.

James 5:10

Take the prophets as an example, my friends—see how they spoke in the Lord's name as they suffered and waited patiently.

James 5:3

Your gold and your silver are corroded, and this corrosion will be evidence against you, eating away your flesh like fire. You hoarded up your wealth in these last days.

2 Peter 3:4

“So what happened to this coming he promised?” they ask. “Right from the time our ancestors died, everything's continued as it always has, ever since creation began.”