James 5:11

Verse 11. Behold, we count them happy which endure. The word rendered "we count them happy," (makarizomen,) occurs only here and in Lu 1:48, where it is rendered "shall call me blessed." The word makariov, (blessed, or happy,) however, occurs often. See Mt 5:3-11; Mt 11:6; Mt 13:6, et saepe. The sense here is, we speak of their patience with commendation. They have done what they ought to do, and their name is honoured and blessed. Ye have heard of the patience of Job. As one of the most illustrious instances of patient sufferers. See Job 1:21. The book of Job was written, among other reasons, to show that true religion would bear any form of trial to which it could be subjected.