He is patient over it till it has received the early and
the later rain.
005:008 So you also must be patient: keeping up your courage;
for the Coming of the Lord is now close at hand.
005:009 Do not cry out in condemnation of one another, brethren, lest you
come under judgement. I tell you that the Judge is standing
at the door.
005:010 In illustration, brethren, of persecution patiently endured take
the Prophets who have spoken as messengers from the Lord.
005:011 Remember that we call those blessed who endured what they did.
You have also heard of Job's patient endurance,
and have seen the issue of the Lord's dealings with him--
how full of tenderness and pity the Lord is.
005:012 But above all things, my brethren, do not swear,
either by Heaven or by the earth, or with any other oath.
Let your `yes' be simply `yes,' and your `no' be simply `no;'
that you may not come under condemnation.
005:013 Is one of you suffering? Let him pray. Is any one in good spirits?
Let him sing a psalm.
005:014 Is any one ill? Let him send for the Elders of the Church,
and let them pray over him, after anointing him with oil
in the name of the Lord.
005:015 And the prayer of faith will restore the sick man, and the Lord
will raise him up to health; and if he has committed sins,
they shall be forgiven.
005:016 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another,
so that you may be cured. The heartfelt supplication of a
righteous man exerts a mighty influence.
005:017 Elijah was a man with a nature similar to ours,
and he earnestly prayed that there might be no rain: