And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all[ men], apt to teach, patient,

然而主的仆人不可争竞，只要温温和和地待众人，善于教导，存心忍耐，

主的仆人不可争辩，只要温和待人，善于教导，恒心忍耐，

主的仆人不可争辩，只要温和待人，善于教导，恒心忍耐，

上帝的奴仆不可与人争执，总要温和待人，善于教导，心存忍耐。

但主的仆人却不可争论，总要待人温和，善于教导，存心忍耐，

而主的奴仆不应该争斗；相反，要温和地对待所有的人，善于教导，忍受恶待，

然而主的僕人不可爭競，只要溫溫和和地待眾人，善於教導，存心忍耐，

主的僕人不可爭辯，只要溫和待人，善於教導，恆心忍耐，

主的僕人不可爭辯，只要溫和待人，善於教導，恆心忍耐，

上帝的奴僕不可與人爭執，總要溫和待人，善於教導，心存忍耐。

但主的僕人卻不可爭論，總要待人溫和，善於教導，存心忍耐，

但主的僕人卻不應該好爭吵，應該溫和柔順以待眾人，善於教導，能忍受苦害，

而主的奴僕不應該爭鬥；相反，要溫和地對待所有的人，善於教導，忍受惡待，

主之僕不宜爭競、乃以溫和處眾、善施教、忍受侮、

惟主之僕勿爭競、必慈以處眾、施教則善、受侮則忍、

夫主之僕不可爭競、必以慈愛待眾、善於施教、亦當忍耐、

為主之僕、豈宜耳紅面赤、與人爭論；惟當和氣迎人、循循善誘、寬裕溫柔、足以有容。

And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.

Anyone who serves the Lord must not be hard to get along with. Instead, they must be kind to everyone. They must be able to teach. The one who serves must not hold anything against anyone.

And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,

A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,

The Lord’s bond servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, skillful in teaching, patient when wronged,

And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

The Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,

And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers,[ but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also[ do] ye.

Finally,[ be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren,[ be] pitiful,[ be] courteous:

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,[ and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

[ Let] nothing[ be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence[ am] base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry[ them] in his bosom,[ and] shall gently lead those that are with young.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes[ that were] of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel:[ and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort[ you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection,[ according to the commandment] of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

( For the weapons of our warfare[ are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us[ his] flesh to eat?

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,