Paul urges a precious fruit that is worked out in work and rest in James 5:7—look for "patient" and "until". Let precious fruit in conversations that test patience—steady the will with prayer.

The setting is James—epistle/letter, developing precious fruit. Read in James 5, its force becomes clearer. Listen for “patient” alongside “until”.

Long‑standing tradition credits James to James the brother of Jesus. Modern scholarship on James sees Likely from Jacobian tradition; debated date.. Scholars commonly date James AD 60–100. Here the thread of perseverance & witness comes into view. Wisdom style and diaspora address inform its exhortations.