2 Timothy 2:24

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2 Timothy 2:24

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Summary

2 Timothy 2:24

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

The servant

Must

But

1 Peter 3:8

Apt

1 Timothy 3:2

Titus 1:9

General references

James 1:20

Bible References

The servant

So Moses the servant of the Lord

died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.

Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,

So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the levy fixed by Moses the servant of the Lord on the congregation of Israel for the tent of the testimony?”

When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.

James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes who are

dispersed abroad: Greetings.

Must

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

And when Paul and Barnabas had great dissension and debate with them, the brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this issue.

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.

Do nothing from

selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;

not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.

For the

overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

But

Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

Now I, Paul, myself urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am meek when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent!

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

But we proved to be

gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children.

to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.

To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit;

Apt

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.

General references

Do not contend with a man without cause,

If he has done you no harm.

“He will not cry out or raise His voice,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.

Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

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

for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.