2 Timothy 2:24

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,”

— WEB

“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,”

— KJV

“And the Lord`s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Titus 3:2 "to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men."
James 1:19-20 "So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;"
Titus 1:7 "For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy f…"
1 Timothy 3:2-3 "The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;"
1 Thessalonians 2:7 "But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children."
Philippians 2:14 "Do all things without murmurings and disputes,"
1 Timothy 6:11 "But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness."
Philippians 2:3 "doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;"

Commentary

not strive--"The servant of the Lord" must imitate his master in not striving contentiously, though uncompromising in earnestly contending for the faith (Jde 1:3; Mat 12:19). gentle unto all men--"patient" (Greek, "patient in bearing wrongs") in respect to adversaries. He is to be gentle so that he may occasion no evils; patient so that he may endure evils. apt to teach--implying not only solid teaching and ease in teaching, but patience and assiduity in it [BENGEL].

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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