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And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, |
And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, |
And the Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, |
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And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. |
And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong. |
And the Lord’s bondslave must not in the nature of the case quarrel but be gentle to all, skillful in teaching, forbearing, |
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And the Lord’s servant must not be a man of strife: he must be kind to all, ready and able to teach: he must be tolerant |
and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries. |
And 1161 the servant 1401 of the Lord 2962 must 1163 not 3756 strive; 3164 but 235 be 1511 gentle 2261 unto 4314 all men, 3956 apt to teach, 1317 patient, 420 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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