Jam 5:7-8, 1Pe 1:23-25 | ESV | STEP | Be patient , therefore , brothers , until the coming of the Lord . See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth , being patient about it , until it receives the early and the late rains .

James 5:7-8

Patience in Suffering

7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 10, 12, 19} until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives ^bthe early and the late rains. 8 You also, be patient. ^cEstablish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord ^dis at hand.

1 Peter 1:23-25

23 ^esince you have been born again, ^fnot of perishable seed but of imperishable, through ^gthe living and abiding word of God; 24 for

^h“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
25 ⁱbut the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And this word ^jis the good news that was preached to you.