With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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Ephesians 4:1-4
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4:2 humble . . . gentle . . . patient: Believers are to be like Christ in how they treat others (see Col 3:12-14; cp. Gal 6:2).
Other Bible passages linked to this one, most cited first.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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