2 Timothy 2:24 - Easy To Read Version A servant of the Lord must not argue! He must be kind to every person. A servant of the Lord must be a good teacher. He must be patient. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 King Joash called Jehoiada the leading priest. The king said, “Jehoiada, why haven’t you made the Levites bring in the tax money from Judah and Jerusalem? Moses the Lord’s servant and the people of Israel used that tax money for the Holy Tent. {\cf2\super [272]} ”
The Lord will lead his people\par like a shepherd leads sheep.\par The Lord will use his arm (power)\par and gather his sheep together.\par The Lord will pick up the little sheep\par and hold them in his arms.\par Their mothers will walk beside him.\par
The king was very worried. When the king went to the lions’ den, he called to Daniel. The king said, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God been able to save you from the lions? You always serve your God.”
He will not argue or shout;\par People will not hear his voice\par in the streets.\par
Then the Jews began to argue among themselves. They said, “How can this man give us his body to eat?”
Paul and Barnabas were against this teaching. They argued with these men about it. So the group decided to send Paul, Barnabas, and some other men to Jerusalem. These men were going there to talk more about this with the apostles {\cf2\super [297]} and elders. {\cf2\super [298]}
All these Jews began shouting louder and louder. Some of the teachers of the law, who were Pharisees, stood up and argued, “We find nothing wrong with this man! Maybe an angel or a spirit really did speak to him!”
The next day, Moses saw two Jewish men fighting. He tried to make peace between them. He said, ‘Men, you are brothers! Why are you doing wrong to each other?’
I am Paul, and I am begging you. I beg you with the gentleness and the kindness of Christ. \{Some people say that\} I am humble when I am with you, and brave when I am away.
We fight with weapons that are different from the weapons the world uses. Our weapons have power from God. These weapons can destroy \{the enemy’s\} strong places. We destroy \{people’s\} arguments.
But in every way we show that we are servants of God: in accepting many hard things, in troubles, in difficulties, and in great problems.
But the Spirit {\cf2\super [74]} gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient and accept each other with love.
Then Moses, the Lord’s servant, died there in the land of Moab. The Lord had told Moses this would happen.
When you do things, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble and give more honor to other people than to yourselves.
Don’t be angry with each other, but forgive each other. If another person does something wrong against you, then forgive that person. Forgive other people because the Lord forgave you.
We are apostles {\cf2\super [5]} of Christ. And so when we were with you, we could have used our authority to make you do things. But we were very gentle {\cf2\super [6]} with you. We were like a mother caring for her little children.
But you are a man of God. So you should stay away from all those things. Try to live in the right way, serve God, have faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
Greetings from Paul, a servant of God and an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ. I was sent to help the faith of God’s chosen people. I was sent to help those people to know the truth. And that truth shows people how to serve God.
An elder {\cf2\super [5]} has the job of taking care of God’s work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be a person who is proud and selfish or who becomes angry quickly. He must not drink too much wine. He must not be a person who likes to fight. And he must not be a person who always tries to get rich by cheating people.
An elder must faithfully follow the truth the same as we teach it. An elder must be able to help people by using true and right teaching. And he must be able to show the people who are against the true teaching that they are wrong.
to speak no evil against any person; to live in peace with other people; to be gentle and polite to all people.
But the wisdom that comes from God is like this: First, it is pure. It is also peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help people who have trouble and to do good things for other people. This wisdom is always fair and honest.
You want things, but you don’t get them. So you kill and are jealous of other people. But you still cannot get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don’t get the things you want because you don’t ask \{God\}.
Moses was the Lord’s servant. Joshua son of Nun was Moses’ helper. After Moses died, the Lord spoke to Joshua. The Lord said,
So all of you should live together in peace. Try to understand each other. Love each other like brothers. Be kind and humble.