James 5:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Grudge nota one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. ”

James 5:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Grudge not one against another - Margin, “groan, grieve.” The Greek word ( στενάζω stenazō) means, “to sigh, to groan,” as of persons in distress, Romans 8:23 ; and then to sigh or groan th...
James 5:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(4) (d) Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: (5) behold, the judge standeth before the door. (4) He commends Christian patience, for that which others through impatience u...
James 5:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Patience in James 5:7-8 ; James 5:10 is different from endurance in n, Hebrews 12:1 f.; it is the opposite of short-temperedness or impatience. The farmer does his work and then can only wait fo...
James 5:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Grudge . Groan, or Murmur. See Hebrews 13:17 . one against another . against (App-104.) one another. lest . in order that (Greek. hina) not (Greek. me) . condemned . The texts read "judged...
James 5:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9 Grudge not, or, groan not. As the complaints of many were heard, that they were more severely treated than others, this passage is so explained by some, as though James bade each to be...
James 5:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2375 NEARNESS OF JUDGMENT James 5:9 . Behold! the Judge standeth before the door . OF the Day of Judgment there is frequent mention in the New Testament: and so strongly was the idea...
James 5:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Grudge not - Μη στεναζετε· Groan not; grumble not; do not murmur through impatience; and le...
James 5:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Grudge not, х stenazete ( G4727 )] - 'Murmur not;' literally, 'groan:' a half-s...
James 5:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Rebuke and Encouragement 2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken of as though it were already come to pass.
James 5:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Grudge not. — Say in preference, Murmur not. “Grudge” has curiously changed its meaning from an outward murmur to an inward feeling. It has unfortunately been retained both here and in 1 Peter 4...
James 5:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 24 PATIENCE IN WAITING-THE ENDURANCE OF JOB-THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MENTION OF JOB BY ST. JAMES. James 5:7-11 "BE patient, therefore, brethren." The storm of indignation is past, and f...
James 5:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Patiently Await the Lord's Coming James 5:1-11 There are many among the rich who are using money as a sacred trust. Not against these does the Apostle utter his terrible anathemas, but against...
James 5:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Approaching the conclusion of his letter, the writer addressed a terrible indictment and solemn warning to the rich. He showed the failure of possessions, and how they may become the curse of life....
James 5:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter r...
James 5:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Grudge not one against another, brethren ,.... On account of any happiness, temporal or spiritual, which another enjoys; do not inwardly repine at it; or secretly sigh and groan in an envious manner...
James 5:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Ver. 9. Grudge not, &c. ] μη στεναζετε, groan not, grumble not, grow not sour and s...
James 5:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Be patient therefore, brethren He now addresses the pious, oppressed, and persecuted disciples of Christ: as if he had said, Since the Lord will soon come to punish them, and relieve you, patiently...
James 5:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Verses 1 Timothy 6 are addressed to rich men, and no doubt specially to those who make some claim of having the knowledge of God. They are bidden to weep and howl for the miseries that will take th...
James 5:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Warnings to the Rich; Motives to Patience under Affliction. A. D. 61. 1 Go to now, ye rich m...
James 5:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Grudge not; Greek: Groan not; the sense may be, either: Envy not one another, (or, as we translate it: Grudge not ), it being the nature of envy to groan at other men's good; or, Groan not by way...
James 5:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Call To Patient Endurance In The Light Of The Lord's Coming ( James 5:7-11 ). James now turns back to those who are true ‘brothers' and exhorts them to patient endurance, and to watch their tong...
James 5:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES James 5:7 . Margin, “suffer with long patience.” St. James inculcates a systematic course of action. Early and latter rain. — Early rain fell from October to Febru...
James 5:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 5:1 . Go to now, or go now, ye rich men. He had taught them humility, because their glory vanished away as the flower of the field: chap. James 1:10 . He now calls upon them to weep and...
James 5:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION James 5:1-59 DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR (1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES ; (2) LUXURY ; (3) MURDER . The whole...
James 5:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Admonition to patience:
James 5:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:11 ; 1 Corinthians 4:5 ; 1 Peter 4:9 ; 2 Corinthians 9:7 ; Galatians 5:14 ; Galatians 5:26 ; Genesis 4:7 ; James 4:11 ; Leviticus 19:18 ; Mark 6:19 ; Matthew 24:33 ; Matt...
James 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Murmur not one against another — Have patience also with each other. The judge standeth before the door — Hearing every word, marking every thought.

James 5:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

James 5:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

James 5:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

James 5:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

James 5:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

James 5:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

James 5:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

James 5:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

James 5:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

James 5:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James 5:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James 5:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

James 5:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

James 5:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 5:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

James 5:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

James 5:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

James 5:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

James 5:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

James 5:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

James 5:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

James 5:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

James 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes