Reference

James 5:8

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
6

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

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.

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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.

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The phrase "draweth nigh" can be interpreted as a general statement about the certainty and eventual arrival of the Lord's coming, rather than an immediate or soon event, especially when considering the historical context and the passage of nearly two millennia since the letter was written.