James 5:8
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Cross-references
James 5:9 warns that the Judge is at the door—immediately reinforces the urgency for patience and right behavior from the same passage.
James 5:7 introduces the command to be patient until the Lord's coming; 5:8 expands it with 'establish your hearts'. Direct continuation.
Psalm 27:14 commands waiting on the Lord and strengthening the heart—mirrors James's 'establish your hearts' patience for the Lord's coming.
Revelation 22:20 echoes the promise 'I am coming soon' — directly supporting James' assurance that the Lord's coming is near.
1 Peter 4:7 also urges readiness because the end is at hand — a clear parallel to James' call for patience.
Hebrews 10:35-37 promises 'He who is coming will come and will not tarry'—strongly echoes James's assurance that the Lord's coming is near.
1 Thessalonians 1:10 explicitly describes waiting for Jesus from heaven—directly reinforces James's call to be patient for the Lord's return.
Philippians 4:5 also declares 'the Lord is at hand'—directly parallels the basis for patience in James 5:8.
Romans 8:25 urges waiting with perseverance for what we hope for—echoes the patient hope in Christ's return James commands.
Habakkuk 2:3 promises the vision will surely come though it tarries—directly parallels James's call to wait patiently for the Lord's imminent return.
Psalm 130:5 declares waiting for the Lord with hope, directly aligning with James 5:8's exhortation to patience for his coming.
Micah 7:7 expresses waiting for the God of salvation, a clear parallel to James 5:8's call to be patient for the coming Lord.
Lamentations 3:25 promises the Lord's goodness to those who wait for him, reinforcing James 5:8's encouragement to patient waiting.
Psalm 37:7 directly commands waiting patiently for the Lord, matching James 5:8's call to be patient and establish hearts.
Lamentations 3:26 affirms it is good to wait quietly for the Lord's salvation, directly parallel to James 5:8's patient expectation.
1 Corinthians 1:7 explicitly mentions waiting for the revealing of Christ, directly parallel to James' 'coming of the Lord'.
Revelation 1:3 declares 'the time is near,' directly echoing James' 'the coming of the Lord is at hand' — shared eschatological urgency.
Ezekiel 7:12 announces the day has come and judgment is near — parallels the immediate urgency of the Lord's coming.
Ezekiel 12:23 declares the days are near and visions fulfilled — directly parallels the imminence of the Lord's coming.
Luke 12:36 depicts servants waiting for their master's return, directly paralleling James' call to wait for the Lord.
Joel 2:1 warns the day of the LORD is near — directly parallels James' statement that the coming of the Lord is at hand.
Luke 17:24 compares the Son of Man's coming to lightning, the same event James urges patience for.
Matthew 24:27 describes the sudden visible coming of the Son of Man, which James calls believers to wait for patiently.
Malachi 3:5 speaks of the Lord drawing near in judgment, similar to James' coming of the Judge.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 prays for hearts directed into the patience of Christ—parallels the patient endurance James exhorts in light of the coming Lord.
Zechariah 14:5 describes the Lord coming with his holy ones, the event James urges patience for.
Revelation 13:10 calls for 'endurance and faith of the saints' in persecution, similar to James urging patience until Christ returns.
Genesis 49:18 expresses waiting for God's salvation, reflecting James 5:8's theme of patient expectation for the coming Lord.
Revelation 1:9 mentions 'patient endurance in Jesus,' aligning with James' call for patience and steadfastness in light of the Lord's coming.
Psalm 40:1-3 describes waiting patiently for the Lord and being heard, paralleling James 5:8's patient expectation for his coming.
Hebrews 10:25 encourages assembling as the Day approaches—parallels James's call to patience with the Lord's coming at hand.
2 Thessalonians 1:4 commends steadfastness in persecutions, mirroring James' exhortation to endure patiently until the Lord's coming.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 highlights steadfastness of hope, which parallels the patient endurance and hope in Christ's coming in James 5:8.
Colossians 1:11 speaks of being strengthened for patience and endurance, echoing James' call to establish hearts in patient waiting for the Lord.
Romans 2:7 links patience in well-doing with eternal reward, similar to James' patient endurance for the Lord's coming.
Zephaniah 3:8 calls for waiting on the Lord for judgment, echoing James' call to be patient until the Lord's coming.