2 Timothy 2:24

A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed

²³ But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions; ²⁴ and the servant of the Lord must not contend, but must be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient under evil, ²⁵ in meekness correcting the adversaries, that God may give them a change of mind to a knowledge of the truth,

Bond of Peace

Servant of the Lord

1 Timothy 3:2-3

It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach,

Titus 3:2

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

but we were gentle among you, as a nurse would cherish her own children;

Titus 1:7

For a bishop must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-indulgent, not soon angry, not given to wine, not contentious, not devoted to base gain,

Matthew 12:19

He shall not strive nor cry aloud, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets.

John 6:52

Then the Jews contended one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

Acts 7:26

On the following day also he showed himself to them as they contended, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers; why do you injure one another?

Acts 15:2

There being therefore no little dissension and disputation of Paul and Barnabas with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, concerning this question.

Acts 23:9

And there was a great cry, and the scribes of the party of the Pharisees rising up contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but [what] if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?

2 Corinthians 10:1

I PAUL also exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in appearance am humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you;

2 Corinthians 10:4

for the arms of our warfare are not of flesh, but mighty with God to the pulling down of strongholds,

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love,

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself,

Philippians 2:14

Do all things without complainings and disputations,

Colossians 3:13

forbearing one another, and forgiving one another if any one has a charge against any, as Christ forgave you, so [do] you also,

1 Timothy 6:11

But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Titus 1:1

PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to piety,

Titus 1:9

holding firmly the faithful word taught, that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to convince those who contradict.

James 1:1

JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greeting.

James 1:19-20

Understand, my beloved brothers, and let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be persuaded, full of mercy and of good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

James 4:2

You desire and have not; you kill, and envy, and cannot obtain; you fight and carry on war. You have not, because you do not ask;

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, loving as brothers, compassionate, humble,

Jude 1:3

Beloved, giving all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, I was under a necessity to write and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.