Ephesians 4:2
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2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,(A)
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Colossians 3:12-13
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12 Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.(A) 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord[a] has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities read just as Christ
1 Corinthians 13:7
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7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.(A)
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1 Corinthians 13:4-5
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4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant(A) 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs;(B)
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Romans 15:1
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Please Others, Not Yourselves
15 We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.(A)
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Galatians 5:22-23
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The Fruit of the Spirit
22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,(A) 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.
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Matthew 11:29
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29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(A)
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1 Timothy 6:11
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The Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
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Matthew 5:3-5
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3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.(B)
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
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Proverbs 3:34
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34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,
but to the humble he shows favor.(A)
Psalm 138:6
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6 For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
but the haughty he perceives from far away.(A)
Numbers 12:3
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3 Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than anyone else on the face of the earth.(A)
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1 Peter 3:15
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15 but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you,(A)
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