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Blessed is the man who keeps on going when times are hard. After he has come through them, he will receive a crown. The crown is life itself. God has promised it to those who love him.
Reference
Greek: μακάριος (makários)
supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
Hebrew: ʼesher
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: ʼĕnâsh
a man
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Hebrew: ʼâshur
a step
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: δύσκολος (dýskolos)
properly, fastidious about eating (peevish), i.e. (genitive case) impracticable
Hebrew: ʼêythân
permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain
Greek: ὑπάρχω (hypárchō)
to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb)
Hebrew: ʼăthar
a place; (adverb) after
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἐνίστημι (enístēmi)
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Hebrew: mᵉṭâʼ
to arrive, extend or happen
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: προσλαμβάνω (proslambánō)
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
Hebrew: qᵉbal
to acquire
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: στεφανόω (stephanóō)
to adorn with an honorary wreath (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: zêr
a chaplet (as spread around the top), i.e. (specifically) a border moulding
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: στεφανόω (stephanóō)
to adorn with an honorary wreath (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: zêr
a chaplet (as spread around the top), i.e. (specifically) a border moulding
Greek: ζάω (záō)
to live (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: chay
alive; also (as noun in plural) life
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Love
Romans 8:28
2 Timothy 4:8
James 2:5
Parallel theme
1 Peter 5:10
Revelation 2:10
Matthew 10:22
1 Corinthians 9:25
1 Peter 3:14
1 Peter 5:4
References Lord
James 5:11
Verse Explanation
The person who patiently endures testing is blessed because, after remaining faithful, that person will receive the crown of life promised by God to those who love Him.
History
1st century AD / future: The “crown” imagery reflects ancient athletic and victory traditions and symbolizes God's promised reward.