10 Bible Verses about Forbearance

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Matthew 5:38-41

Ye have heard, that it was said, - Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. But, I, tell you, not to resist evil, - Nay, whoever is smiting thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also; And, him who is desiring thee to be judged, and to take, thy tunic, let him have, thy mantle also.read more.
And, whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two:

Isaiah 48:9

For the sake of mine own Name, will I defer mine anger, And for my praise, will I restrain myself towards thee, - So as not to cut thee off.

1 Corinthians 11:18-19

For, first of all, - when ye come together in assembly, I hear that divisions among you exist, - and, in part, I believe it; For there must needs be, even parties among you, that, the approved, themselvesmay become manifest among you.

2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Now, if anyone hath caused grief, not unto me hath he caused grief, but - that I may not bear too heavily - unto you all. Sufficient, unto such a one, the punishment itself which was inflicted by the many; So that, on the contrary, ye should forgive and encourage, lest, by any means, by his excessive grief, such a one should be swallowed up.read more.
Wherefore, I beseech you, assure him, of love; For, to this end, I also wrote, - that I might know the proof of you, whether, in all things, ye are obedient. Now, to whom ye forgive anything, I, also; for, I also, what I have forgiven, if, anything, I have forgiven, for your sake, in the person of Christ, have I forgiven it . Lest we should be overreached by Satan, for, of his thoughts, we are not ignorant.

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Jonah 4:11

And was not, I, to spare Nineveh, the great city, - wherein are more than twelve times ten thousand human beings, who cannot discern between their right hand and their left, besides much cattle?

Romans 10:21

Whereas, regarding Israel, he saith - All day long, have I stretched forth my hands unto a people unyielding and contradicting.

Genesis 18:32

And he said, Let it not, I pray thee, be vexing to My Lord, but let me speak only this once, Peradventure there may be found there - ten. And he said, I will not destroy it , for the sake of the ten!

More verses: Acts 17:30 Romans 2:4

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