2 Timothy 2:24
And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,
And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the servant
- Deuteronomy 34:5; Joshua 1:1; 2 Chronicles 24:6; Daniel 6:20; 1 Timothy 6:11; Titus 1:1; Titus 3:2; James 1:1
- must
- Matthew 12:19; Acts 15:2; 2 Corinthians 10:4; Philippians 2:3, 14; 1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7; James 1:19, 20; Jude 1:3
- strive
- John 6:52; Acts 7:26; Acts 23:9; James 4:2
- but
- Isaiah 40:11; 2 Corinthians 10:1; Galatians 5:22; 1 Thessalonians 2:7; Titus 3:2; James 3:17; 1 Peter 3:8
- apt
- 1 Timothy 3:2, 3; Titus 1:9
- patient
- or, forbearing.
- Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 3:13