8 Bible Verses about Forbearance

For God once publicly offered Him in His death as a sacrifice of reconciliation through faith, to demonstrate His own justice (for in His forbearance God had passed over men's former sins);

It bears up under anything; it exercises faith in everything; it keeps up hope in everything; it gives us power to endure in anything.

with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, lovingly bearing with one another,

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I tell you not to resist the one who injures you, but if anyone slaps you on one cheek, turn him the other, too; and if anyone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat, too.read more.
And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

For, in the first place, when you meet as a congregation, I hear that there are cliques among you, and I partly believe it. Yes, indeed, there must be parties among you, in order that people of approved fitness may come to the front among you.

But if anyone has made anyone sad, it is not I, but you that he has made sad, at least, some of you, not to be severe on all of you. To a man like that, this censure by the majority has been sufficient punishment, so you must do the opposite, freely forgive and comfort him, to keep him from being overwhelmed by his excessive sadness.read more.
So I beg you in your love to reinstate him entirely. For this is why I wrote you, to see if you would stand the test, to see if you would be obedient in everything. The man that you forgive I too forgive. For if I have forgiven him anything, it is what I have forgiven him in the very presence of Christ for your sake, to keep us from being worsted by Satan, for we know what his intentions are.

forbearing one another and freely forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; just as the Lord has freely forgiven you, so must you also do.