2 Timothy 2:24

A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed

²³ But the foolish and ignorant questionings reject, knowing that they beget strifes; ²⁴ now a servant of the Lord must not engage in strife, but should be gentle towards all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong, ²⁵ in meekness correcting those opposing themselves, if peradventure God should give them repentance to a full knowledge of the truth,

Bond of Peace

Servant of the Lord

1 Timothy 3:2-3

It is needful, therefore, that the bishop be irreproachable, a husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, hospitable, apt to teach,

Titus 3:2

to speak evil of no one, to be averse to strife, to be mild, showing all meekness to all men.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

But we became gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherishes her own children:

Titus 1:7

For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain;

Matthew 12:19

He will not strive, nor cry aloud; nor will any one hear His voice in the streets:

John 6:52

The Jews, therefore, were wrangling with one another, saying, "How can This Man give us His flesh to eat?"

Acts 7:26

On the following day, also, he appeared to them while they were fighting and he was urging them to peace, saying, 'Men, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one another?'

Acts 15:2

And, when Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and discussion with them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders, concerning this question.

Acts 23:9

And there arose a great clamor, and some of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees, rising up, were fiercely contending, saying, "We find no evil in this man; but, if a spirit spake to him, or an angel ??"

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, myself entreat you, through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in your presence, indeed, am lowly among you; but, being absent, am bold toward you;

2 Corinthians 10:4

(for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God for the casting 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, bearing with one another in love;

Philippians 2:3

doing nothing through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind, each esteeming others better than himself;

Philippians 2:14

Do all things without murmurings and disputings;

Colossians 3:13

(bearing with one another, and freely forgiving one another, if any one have a complaint against any; even as the Lord freely forgave you, so also do ye):

1 Timothy 6:11

But do you, O man of God, flee these things: but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, mildness.

Titus 1:1

Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Titus 1:9

holding fast the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the healthful doctrine, and to convict those who contradict.

James 1:1

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the Dispersion, greeting.

James 1:19-20

Ye know this, my beloved brethren; but let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, mild, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

James 4:2

Ye desire, and have not; ye kill, and envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight, and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

1 Peter 3:8

And, finally, be ye all of one mind, compassionate, loving as brethren, tender-hearted, humble-minded;

Jude 1:3

Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I was constrained to write to you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.