2 Timothy 2:24

English Majority Text Version

And a servant of the Lord ought not to fight, but to be gentle to all, skillful at teaching, forbearing,

Cross References

Matthew 12:19

He will not quarrel nor cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.

John 6:52

Therefore the Jews were contending with one another, saying, "How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?"

Acts 15:2

Therefore when there arose a serious dissension and debate with Paul and Barnabus, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this issue.

Acts 23:9

And there came to be a great outcry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, saying, "We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God."

Acts 7:26

And on the next day he appeared to them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them to peace, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?'

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, myself appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who face to face am lowly among you, but when I am away am bold toward you.

2 Corinthians 10:4

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty by God to the pulling down of strongholds,

2 Corinthians 6:4

but in everything commending ourselves as ministers of God: in much endurance, in tribulations, in hardships, in distresses,

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

Philippians 2:14

Do all things without grumbling and disputing,

Philippians 2:3

doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.

Colossians 3:13

forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone should have a complaint against any; just as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

But we proved to be gentle in your midst, as a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

1 Timothy 6:11

You however, O man of God, flee these things. But pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

Titus 1:1

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Titus 1:7

For a bishop must be unimpeachable, as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

Titus 1:9

holding fast to the faithful word as he was taught, that he may be able to exhort by sound doctrine, and to convince those who oppose it.

Titus 3:2

to slander no one, to be peaceable, gentle, demonstrating all meekness to all men.

James 1:1

James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

James 4:2

You lust and you do not have. You murder and are jealous and you cannot obtain. You fight and make war. You do not have because you do not ask.

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, all of you be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, compassionate, friendly,

Jude 1:3

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you about our common salvation, it became necessary to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.