KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Grudge” | στενάζετε | To make (intransitively, be) in straits, i.e., (by implication) to sigh, murmur, pray inaudibly | Grudge |
| “not” | μὴ | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether | not |
| “one against” | κατ' | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) | one against |
| “another,” | ἀλλήλων | One another | another |
| “brethren,” | ἀδελφοί | A brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G0001) | brethren |
| “lest” | μὴ | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether | lest |
| “ye be condemned:” | κατακριθῆτε· | To judge against, i.e., sentence | condemned |
| “behold,” | ἰδού, | Used as imperative lo! | behold |
| “the judge” | κριτὴς | A judge (genitive case or specially) | judge |
| “standeth” | ἕστηκεν | To stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively) | standeth |
| “before” | πρὸ | "fore", i.e., in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to | before |
| “the” | τῶν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “door.” | θυρῶν | A portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively) | door |
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7 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 rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
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