Yakobus 3:17

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, ¹  full of mercy and good fruit, ²  impartial, and not hypocritical. ³ 

Yakobus 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ⁴  until the Lord’s return. ⁵  Think of how the farmer waits ⁶  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ⁷  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

[3:17]  ¹ tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

[3:17]  ² tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

[3:17]  ³ tn Or “sincere.”

[5:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:7]  ⁵ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “being patient.”