2 Timothy 2:24

A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed

²³ Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know that they produce quarrels. ²⁴ And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, patient when wronged, ²⁵ with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God will grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,

Bond of Peace

Servant of the Lord

1 Timothy 3:2-3

Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Titus 3:2

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable and gentle, and to show true humility toward all men.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

But we were gentle among you, like a mother nursing her little children.

Titus 1:7

For the overseer must be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not fond of sordid gain,

Matthew 12:19

He will not quarrel or cry out; nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

John 6:52

Then the Jews began to argue among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

Acts 7:26

On the following day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong each other?'

Acts 15:2

And when 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 the apostles and the elders about this question.

Acts 23:9

There occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

2 Corinthians 10:1

I, Paul, myself urge you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold to you when I am away!

2 Corinthians 10:4

For the weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds.

Galatians 5:22

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

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

Philippians 2:14

Do all things without grumbling or arguing,

Colossians 3:13

bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord forgave you, so you also must forgive.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

Titus 1:1

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth which leads to godliness,

Titus 1:9

he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to refute those who contradict it.

James 1:1

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: greetings.

James 1:19-20

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

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or hypocrisy.

James 4:2

You desire and do not have; so you kill. And you covet and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble in spirit.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, although I was very eager to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.