James 5:7

Good News Translation (US Version)

Be patient, then, my friends, until the Lord comes. See how patient farmers are as they wait for their land to produce precious crops. They wait patiently for the autumn and spring rains.

Cross References

Joel 2:23

“Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice at what the Lord your God has done for you. He has given you the right amount of autumn rain; he has poured down the winter rain for you and the spring rain as before.

Galatians 6:9

So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest.

Deuteronomy 11:14

If you do, he will send rain on your land when it is needed, in the autumn and in the spring, so that there will be grain, wine, and olive oil for you,

Colossians 1:11

May you be made strong with all the strength which comes from his glorious power, so that you may be able to endure everything with patience. And with joy give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to have your share of what God has reserved for his people in the kingdom of light.

Hebrews 6:15

Abraham was patient, and so he received what God had promised.

Romans 2:7

Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.

Galatians 5:5

As for us, our hope is that God will put us right with him; and this is what we wait for by the power of God's Spirit working through our faith.

Jeremiah 5:24

You never thought to honor me, even though I send the autumn rains and the spring rains and give you the harvest season each year.

1 Thessalonians 2:19

After all, it is you—you, no less than others!—who are our hope, our joy, and our reason for boasting of our victory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes.

Matthew 24:44

So then, you also must always be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him.

Hosea 6:3

Let us try to know the Lord. He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth.”

1 Thessalonians 3:13

In this way he will strengthen you, and you will be perfect and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all who belong to him.

Matthew 24:27

For the Son of Man will come like the lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the west.

Romans 15:4

Everything written in the Scriptures was written to teach us, in order that we might have hope through the patience and encouragement which the Scriptures give us.

Zechariah 10:1

Ask the Lord for rain in the spring of the year. It is the Lord who sends rain clouds and showers, making the fields green for everyone.

2 Peter 3:4

and will ask, “He promised to come, didn't he? Where is he? Our ancestors have already died, but everything is still the same as it was since the creation of the world!”

1 Thessalonians 1:3

For we remember before our God and Father how you put your faith into practice, how your love made you work so hard, and how your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ is firm.

1 Corinthians 1:7

that you have not failed to receive a single blessing, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

Luke 21:27

Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in a cloud with great power and glory.

Luke 18:8

I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?”

Luke 8:15

The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his deeds.

Matthew 16:28

I assure you that there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Son of Man come as King.”

John 21:22

Jesus answered him, “If I want him to live until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!”

John 21:23

So a report spread among the followers of Jesus that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not die; he said, “If I want him to live until I come, what is that to you?”

James 4:11

Do not criticize one another, my friends. If you criticize or judge another Christian, you criticize and judge the Law. If you judge the Law, then you are no longer one who obeys the Law, but one who judges it.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.

James 5:10

My friends, remember the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Take them as examples of patient endurance under suffering.