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.

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.

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

Tell them not to speak evil things against anyone. Remind them to live in peace. They must consider the needs of others. They must always be gentle toward everyone.

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.Human anger doesn’t produce the holy life God wants.

A leader must be free from blame. He must be faithful to his wife. In anything he does, he must not go too far. He must control himself. He must be worthy of respect. He must welcome people into his home. He must be able to teach.He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue. He must not love money.

A church leader takes care of God’s family. That’s why he must be without blame. He must not look after only his own interests. He must not get angry easily. He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must not try to get money by cheating people.

But you are a man of God. Run away from all these things. Try hard to do what is right and godly. Have faith, love and gentleness. Hold on to what you believe.

Instead, we were like young children when we were with you. As a mother feeds and cares for her little children,

Do everything without complaining or arguing.

Put up with one another. Forgive one another if you are holding something against someone. Forgive, just as the Lord forgave you.

Finally, I want all of you to agree with one another. Be understanding. Love one another. Be kind and tender. Be humble.

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure. That’s the most important thing about it. And that’s not all. It also loves peace. It thinks about others. It obeys. It is full of mercy and good fruit. It is fair. It doesn’t pretend to be what it is not.

Don’t be proud at all. Be completely gentle. Be patient. Put up with one another in love.

Don’t do anything only to get ahead. Don’t do it because you are proud. Instead, be humble. Value others more than yourselves.

The message as it has been taught can be trusted. He must hold firmly to it. Then he will be able to use true teaching to comfort others and build them up. He will be able to prove that people who oppose it are wrong.

Christ is humble and free of pride. Because of this, I make my appeal to you. I, Paul, am the one you call“ shy” when I am face to face with you. But when I am away from you, you think I am“ bold” toward you.

The next day Moses saw two Israelites fighting. He tried to make peace between them.‘ Men, you are both Israelites,’ he said.‘ Why do you want to hurt each other?’

You want something, but you don’t have it. So you kill. You want what others have, but you can’t get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don’t have what you want, because you don’t ask God.

He takes care of his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have little ones.

I, James, am writing this letter. I serve God and the Lord Jesus Christ. I am sending this letter to you, the 12 tribes scattered among the nations. Greetings.

He will not argue or cry out. No one will hear his voice in the streets.

People were causing trouble and making a lot of noise. Some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up. They argued strongly.“ We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said.“ What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

When he got near it, he called out to Daniel. His voice was filled with great concern. He said,“ Daniel! You serve the living God. You always serve him faithfully. So has he been able to save you from the lions?”

But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful

Dear friends, I really wanted to write to you about the salvation we share. But now I feel I should write and ask you to stand up for the faith. God’s holy people were trusted with it once and for all time.

I, Paul, am writing this letter. I serve God, and I am an apostle of Jesus Christ. God sent me to help his chosen people believe in Christ more and more. God sent me to help them understand even more the truth that leads to godly living.

So the king sent for Jehoiada the chief priest. He said to him,“ Why haven’t you required the Levites to bring in the tax from Judah and Jerusalem? It was set up by the Lord’ s servant Moses and the whole community of Israel. It was used for the tent where the tablets of the covenant law were kept.”

The weapons I fight with are not the weapons the world uses. In fact, it is just the opposite. My weapons have the power of God to destroy the camps of the enemy.

But Paul and Barnabas didn’t agree with this. They argued strongly with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed to go up to Jerusalem. Some other believers were chosen to go with them. They were told to ask the apostles and elders about this question.

Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in Moab. It happened just as the Lord had said.

Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves. They said,“ How can this man give us his body to eat?”

Moses, the servant of the Lord, died. After that, the Lord spoke to Joshua, the son of Nun. Joshua was Moses’ helper. The Lord said to Joshua,