Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
But it does not behoove the servant of the Lord to strive, but to be gentle toward all, competent to teach, enduring evil,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Holman Bible
The Lord’s
International Standard Version
A servant of the Lord must not argue. Instead, he must be kind to everyone, teachable, willing to suffer wrong,
A Conservative Version
And a bondman of Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,
American Standard Version
And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
Amplified
The servant of the Lord must not participate in quarrels, but must be kind to everyone [even-tempered, preserving peace, and he must be], skilled in teaching, patient and tolerant when wronged.
An Understandable Version
For the Lord's slave must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, capable of teaching, [and] patient [with difficult people and situations].
Anderson New Testament
and the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but gentle toward all men, able to teach, patient under evils,
Bible in Basic English
For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,
Common New Testament
And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, patient when wronged,
Daniel Mace New Testament
a christian must not be litigious, but easy to all men, qualify'd to instruct,
Darby Translation
And a bondman of the Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;
Goodspeed New Testament
and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,
John Wesley New Testament
And a servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle toward all men,
Julia Smith Translation
And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all, giving instruction, enduring evil,
King James 2000
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,
Modern King James verseion
But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,
Moffatt New Testament
And the Lord's servant must not be a man of strife; he must be kind to everybody, a skilled teacher, a man who will not resent injuries;
Montgomery New Testament
The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong.
NET Bible
And the Lord's slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
New Heart English Bible
The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
Noyes New Testament
and a servant of the Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong,
Sawyer New Testament
and the servant of the Lord must not contend, but must be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
The Emphasized Bible
And, a servant of the Lord, ought not to strive, but to be, gentle, towards all, apt in teaching, ready to endure malice, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And a servant of the Lord ought not to quarrel; but to be gentle to all men, apt to teach, forbearing,
Twentieth Century New Testament
and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skillful teacher, and forbearing.
Webster
And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient,
Weymouth New Testament
and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs.
Williams New Testament
and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.
World English Bible
The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
Worrell New Testament
now a servant of the Lord must not engage in strife, but should be gentle towards all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong,
Worsley New Testament
but to be gentle towards all men, ready to teach, patient under injuries,
Youngs Literal Translation
and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
Themes
Christian ministers » Servants » of the Lord
Gentleness » General references to
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Encouraged
Meekness » Ministers should » Instruct opposers with
Ministers » Should be » Gentle
Ministers » Should be » Patient
Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
Names » Of ministers » Servants of the lord
Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 2:24
Images 2 Timothy 2:24
Prayers for 2 Timothy 2:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed
23 But reject foolish and undisciplinary questions, knowing that they gender strife. 24 But it does not behoove the servant of the Lord to strive, but to be gentle toward all, competent to teach, enduring evil, 25 in meekness correcting the adversaries; if peradventure God may grant unto them repentance into the perfect knowledge of the truth,
Cross References
1 Timothy 3:2-3
Therefore it behooves the bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, modest, prudent, orderly, hospitable, competent to teach,
Titus 3:2
to speak evil of no one, that they should be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.
1 Thessalonians 2:7
but we were gentle in the midst of you, as if a nurse may cherish her children;
Titus 1:7
For it behooves the bishop to be blameless, as the steward of God; not audacious, not irascible, not given to wine, not a controvertist, not fond of filthy lucre;
Matthew 12:19
He will not strive, nor scream, nor shall any one hear His voice in the streets.
John 6:52
Then the Jews were contending with one another, saying, How is this One able to give unto us His flesh to eat?
Acts 7:26
On the following day, he appeared to them fighting, and undertook to reduce them to peace, saying, Men, you are brethren; therefore do not injure one another.
Acts 15:2
And there being no small contention and disputation to Paul and Barnabas against them, they delegated Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this question.
Acts 23:9
And there was a great clamor: and certain ones of the scribes on the part of the Pharisees, rising up, continued to strive, saying, We find nothing evil in this man: but has a spirit or an angel spoken to him?
2 Corinthians 10:1
But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you:
2 Corinthians 10:4
for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of strongholds;
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is divine love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;
Philippians 2:3
that nothing is to be according to self-seeking nor according to vain glory, but in humility esteeming one another better than yourselves;
Philippians 2:14
Do all things without murmurings and disputatious;
Colossians 3:13
forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any one may have a quarrel against any one; as Christ also forgave you, so indeed do you likewise:
1 Timothy 6:11
But you, O man of God, fly from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, divine love, patience, meekness.
Titus 1:1
Paul, the servant of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God, and the perfect knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Titus 1:9
holding that which is according to the teaching of the faithful word, in order that he may be able both to exhort with healthy teaching, and to convict the opposers.
James 1:1
James, the servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the Dispersion, greeting.
James 1:19-20
Know, my beloved brethren; but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow toward wrath:
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily persuaded, full of mercy and of good works, free from partiality and hypocrisy.
James 4:2
You lust, and you have not: you murder, and you strive, and you are not able to obtain: you fight and you war; and have not, because you do not ask:
1 Peter 3:8
And finally, all being like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brethren, merciful, humble:
Jude 1:3
Beloved, making all haste to write to you concerning our common salvation, I had need to write to you, exhorting you to agonize for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.