10 Bible Verses about Forbearance
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whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness through the passing by of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God;
quietly covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to you, Do not resist evil. But whoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. And to him desiring to sue you, and to take away your tunic, let him have your coat also.read more.
And whoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.
But in the fourth generation they shall come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
For My name's sake I will put off My anger, and for My praise I will hold back for you, that I do not cut you off.
For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it. For there must also be heresies among you, that the approved ones may be revealed among you.
But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, except in part; so that I not overbear all of you. This punishment by the majority is enough for such a one; so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overwhelming sorrow.read more.
So I beseech you to confirm your love toward him. For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things. But to whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if I forgave anything, for your sakes I forgave it to him in the person of Christ; so that we should not be overreached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his devices.
forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any. As Christ forgave you, so also you do.
From Thematic Bible
Forbearance » Divine
whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness through the passing by of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God;
And should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than a hundred and twenty thousand men who do not know between their right and their left hand, besides much cattle?
But to Israel He says, "All day long I have stretched forth My hands to a disobeying and gainsaying people."
And he said, Oh do not let Jehovah be angry, and I will speak only once more. Perhaps ten shall be found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
And many years You had patience with them, and testified against them by Your Spirit, by Your prophets, but they would not give ear. And You gave them into the hand of the people of the lands.
Forbearance » Encouraged
And masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening, knowing that your Master also is in Heaven. There is no respect of persons with Him.
forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any. As Christ forgave you, so also you do.
quietly covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
Forgiveness of injuries » Should be accompanied by » Forbearance
forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any. As Christ forgave you, so also you do.
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Forbearance Of God
Genesis 15:16But in the fourth generation they shall come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
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