The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,

The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in loyal love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children until the third and fourth generations.'

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.

I said, "Lord, you know how I suffer. Take thought of me and care for me. Pay back for me those who have been persecuting me. Do not be so patient with them that you allow them to kill me. Be mindful of how I have put up with their insults for your sake.

Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?

because you are especially familiar with all the customs and controversial issues of the Jews. Therefore I ask you to listen to me patiently.

Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know that God's kindness leads you to repentance?

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.

in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in hunger,

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

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.

Reject a divisive person after one or two warnings.

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord's name.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,