10 Bible Verses about Forbearance

Most Relevant Verses

Matthew 5:38-41

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.read more.
And whoever will draft thee for one mile, go thou with him two.

Isaiah 48:9

For my name's sake I will defer my anger, and for my praise I will refrain for thee, that I not cut thee off.

1 Corinthians 11:18-19

For indeed first, when ye come together in a congregation, I hear divisions are present among you, and I partly believe it. For there must also be factions among you, so that the genuine may become apparent among you.

2 Corinthians 2:5-11

But if any man has caused sadness, he has not caused me sadness, but in part (that I may not bear down) you all. Sufficient to such a man is this punishment by the many, so that instead, for you rather to forgive and encourage, lest perhaps such a man would be swallowed up with too much sorrow.read more.
Therefore I beseech you to affirm love for him. For I also wrote for this, so that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things. But to whom ye forgive anything, I too. For I also, whom I have forgiven (if anything), I have forgiven because of you in the presence of Christ, so that we may not be exploited by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his methods.

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Forbearance » Divine

Jonah 4:11

And should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand men who cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also much cattle?

Romans 10:21

But to Israel he says, The whole day I stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people.

Genesis 18:32

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Perhaps ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.

More verses: Acts 17:30 Romans 2:4

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