James 5:9
“Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the Iudge standeth before the doore.”
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James 5:9 Context
7Be patient therefore, brethren, vnto the comming of the Lord: behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, vntill hee receiue the early and latter raine. 8Be yee also patient; stablish your hearts: for the comming of the Lorde draweth nigh. 9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the Iudge standeth before the doore. 10Take, my brethren, the Prophets, who haue spoken in the Name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 11Beholde, wee count them happie which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue seene the end of the Lord: that the Lord is very pitifull and of tender mercie.
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Other Translations for James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
- King James Version
Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.
- Basic English Bible
Complain not one against another, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door.
- Darby Bible
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
- Webster's Bible
Do not cry out in condemnation of one another, brethren, lest you come under judgement. I tell you that the Judge is standing at the door.
- Weymouth Bible
Don't grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
- World English Bible
Britheren, nyle ye be sorewful ech to other, that ye be not demed. Lo! the iuge stondith niy bifor the yate.
- Wycliffe Bible
murmur not against one another, brethren, that ye may not be condemned; lo, the Judge before the door hath stood.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for James 5:9
5:9 Murmur not one against another - Have patience also with each other. The judge standeth before the door - Hearing every word, marking every thought.
People's Bible Notes for James 5:9
Jas 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren. "Murmur not" (Revised Version). Do not bear grudges against one another. Lest ye be condemned. The Lord will condemn this, and the judge standeth before the door, for the "coming of the Lord draweth near" (Jas 5:8).