8 Bible Verses about Forbearance

For God set him before the world, to be, by the shedding of his blood, a means of reconciliation through faith. And this God did to prove his righteousness, and because, in his forbearance, he had passed over the sins that men had previously committed;

Love bears with all things, every trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient.

Always humble and gentle, patient, bearing lovingly with one another,

You have heard that it was said--'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' I, however, say to you that you must not resist wrong; but, if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also; And, when any one wants to go to law with you, to take your coat, let him have your cloak as well;read more.
And, if any one compels you to go one mile, go two miles with him.

To begin with, I hear you and, to some extent, I believe it. Indeed, there must be actual parties among you, for so only will the men of real worth become known.

Now whoever has caused the pain has not so much pained me, as he has, to some extent--not to be too severe--pained every one of you. The man to whom I refer has been sufficiently punished by the penalty inflicted by the majority of you; So that now you must take the opposite course, and forgive and encourage him, or else he may be overwhelmed by the intensity of his pain.read more.
So I entreat you to assure him of your love. I had this further object, also, in what I wrote--to ascertain whether you might be relied upon to be obedient in everything. When you forgive a man anything, I forgive him, too. Indeed, for my part, whatever I have forgiven (if I have had to forgive anything), I have forgiven for your sakes, in the presence of Christ, So as to prevent Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Bearing with one another, and, when there is any ground for complaint, forgiving one another freely. As the Master freely forgave you, so you must forgive one another.