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James 5:10

Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

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ASV

Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

KJV

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὑπόδειγμαhupodeigma[As] an exampleG5262 →
λάβετε,labetedo takeG2983 →
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrothersG80 →
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
κακοπαθείαςkakopatheiasof suffering evilsG2552 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
μακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasof patienceG3115 →
τοὺςtoustheG3588 →
προφήταςprophētasprophetsG4396 →
οἳhoiwhoG3739 →
ἐλάλησανelalēsanspokeG2980 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῷtōtheG3588 →
ὀνόματιonomatinameG3686 →
κυρίου.kuriouof [the] Lord.G2962 →

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Hebrews 11:32–38And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,Matthew 5:11–12Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—1 Thessalonians 2:14–15For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,Acts 3:21Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.Luke 6:23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.Luke 11:48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.Jeremiah 2:30“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.Isaiah 39:8But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.Song of Solomon 1:8If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!Matthew 23:34–37Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.Jeremiah 26:16Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”Matthew 21:34–39When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.Hebrews 11:32And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

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