So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the Lord, on the congregation of Israel for the tent of the covenant?”
2 Timothy 2:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to everyone, an apt teacher, patient, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong. American Standard Version (1901) And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, Common English Bible God’s slave shouldn’t be argumentative but should be kind toward all people, able to teach, patient, Catholic Public Domain Version For the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but instead he must be meek toward everyone, teachable, patient, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the servant of the Lord must not wrangle: but be mild towards all men, apt to teach, patient, |
So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the Lord, on the congregation of Israel for the tent of the covenant?”
He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms and carry them in his bosom and gently lead the mother sheep.
When he came near the den where Daniel was, he cried out anxiously to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God whom you faithfully serve been able to deliver you from the lions?”
He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question with the apostles and the elders.
Then a great clamor arose, and certain scribes of the Pharisees’ group stood up and contended, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
The next day he came to some of them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong each other?’
I myself, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you but bold toward you when I am away!—
for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments
but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: in great endurance, afflictions, hardships, calamities,
By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Then Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord’s command.
Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.
Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children.
But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness,
For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain,
holding tightly to the trustworthy word of the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to refute those who contradict it.
to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show every courtesy to everyone.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the dispersion: Greetings.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.
You want something and do not have it, so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it, so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have because you do not ask.
After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’s assistant, saying,
Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once and for all handed on to the saints.