James 5:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Brothers and sisters, be patient; the Lord will come. So be patient until that time. Look at the farmers. They have to be patient. They have to wait for their valuable crop to grow and produce a harvest. They wait patiently for the first rain and the last rain.

Cross References

Joel 2:23

So be happy, people of Zion. Be joyful in the Lord your God. He is good and will give you rain. He will send the early rains and the late rains as before.

Galatians 6:9

We must not get tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time. We must not give up.

Deuteronomy 11:14

I will send rain for your land at the right time. I will send the autumn rain and the spring rain. Then you can gather your grain, your new wine, and your oil.

Colossians 1:11

that God will strengthen you with his own great power so that you will be patient and not give up when troubles come. Then you will be happy

Hebrews 6:15

Abraham waited patiently for this to happen, and later he received what God promised.

Romans 2:7

Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. They live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give eternal life to them.

Galatians 5:5

I say this because our hope of being right with God comes through faith. And the Spirit helps us feel sure as we wait for that hope.

Jeremiah 5:24

The people of Judah never say to themselves, ‘Let’s fear and respect the Lord our God. He gives us autumn and spring rains at just the right time. He makes sure that we have the harvest at just the right time.’

1 Thessalonians 2:19

You are our hope, our joy, and the crown we will be proud of when our Lord Jesus Christ comes.

Matthew 24:44

So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time when you don’t expect him.

Hosea 6:3

Let’s learn about the Lord. Let’s try very hard to know him. We know he is coming, just as we know the dawn is coming. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground.”

1 Thessalonians 3:13

This will strengthen your desire to do what is right, and you will be holy and without fault before our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy people.

Matthew 24:27

When the Son of Man comes, everyone will see him. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere.

Romans 15:4

Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. Those things were written so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

Zechariah 10:1

Pray to the Lord for rain in the springtime. The Lord will send the lightning and the rain will fall, and he will make the plants grow in each person’s field.

2 Peter 3:4

They will say, “Jesus promised to come again. Where is he? Our fathers have died, but the world continues the way it has been since it was made.”

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Every time we pray to God our Father, we thank him for all that you have done because of your faith. And we thank him for the work you have done because of your love. And we thank him that you continue to be strong because of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:7

Now you have every gift from God while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again.

Luke 21:27

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

Luke 18:8

I tell you, God will help his people quickly. But when the Son of Man comes again, will he find people on earth who believe in him?”

Luke 8:15

And what about the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people who hear God’s teaching with a good, honest heart. They obey it and patiently produce a good crop.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. And he will reward everyone for what they have done.

Matthew 16:28

Believe me when I say that there are some people standing here who will see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom before they die.”

John 21:22

Jesus answered, “Maybe I want him to live until I come. That should not matter to you. You follow me!”

John 21:23

So a story spread among the followers of Jesus. They were saying that this follower would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not die. He only said, “Maybe I want him to live until I come. That should not matter to you.”

James 4:11

Brothers and sisters, don’t say anything against each other. If you criticize your brother or sister in Christ or judge them, you are criticizing and judging the law they follow. And when you are judging the law, you are not a follower of the law. You have become a judge.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver will rust, and that rust will be a proof that you were wrong. That rust will eat your bodies like fire. You saved your treasure in the last days.

James 5:10

Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke for the Lord. They suffered many bad things, but they were patient.