Ephesians 4:2

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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

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  • Col 3:12-13 : 12 Exhortation to Unity and Love Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
  • 1 Cor 13:7 : 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
  • Matt 5:3-5 : 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
  • 1 Cor 13:4-5 : 4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.
  • 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.
  • Jas 3:15-18 : 15 Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical. 18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
  • 2 Tim 2:25 : 25 correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth
  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
  • Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
  • Gal 6:2 : 2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love.
  • Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the LORD is exalted, he looks after the lowly, and humbles the proud from far away.
  • Prov 3:34 : 34 With arrogant scoffers he is scornful, yet he shows favor to the humble.
  • Prov 16:19 : 19 It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy:“I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
  • Num 12:3 : 3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than any man on the face of the earth.)
  • Zeph 2:3 : 3 Seek the LORD’s favor, all you humble people of the land who have obeyed his commands! Strive to do what is right! Strive to be humble! Maybe you will be protected on the day of the LORD’s angry judgment.
  • Mark 9:19 : 19 He answered them,“You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”
  • Acts 20:19 : 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.
  • Rom 15:1 : 1 Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey– on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
  • Ps 45:4 : 4 Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners, 2 to announce the year when the LORD will show his favor, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn, 3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

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  • Col 3:12-14
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    12 Exhortation to Unity and Love Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

    13 bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.

    14 And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.

  • 3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

  • Eph 4:31-32
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    31 You must put away all bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and slanderous talk– indeed all malice.

    32 Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

  • 8 Suffering for Doing Good Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

  • 1 Cor 13:4-5
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    4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.

    5 It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.

  • 1 Live in Unity I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

  • Phil 2:1-4
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    1 Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

    2 complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

    3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

    4 Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.

  • 2 They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

  • 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

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

    25 correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth

  • 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

  • 1 Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–

  • 8 Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.

  • 14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

  • Gal 6:1-2
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    1 Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

    2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

  • Gal 5:22-23
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    22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

    23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

  • 1 Paul and His Opponents I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!

  • 5 Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!

  • 10 Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

  • 6 by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by benevolence, by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love,

  • Eph 4:15-17
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    15 But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.

    16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body builds itself up in love.

    17 Live in Holiness So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

  • 5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

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    1 Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.

    2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

  • 4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

  • 14 Everything you do should be done in love.

  • 10 Continue in What You Have Learned You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

  • 12 We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

  • 4 But as God’s servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses,

  • 8 Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.

  • 5 Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,

  • 7 to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love.

  • 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, being jealous of one another.

  • 2 and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

  • 15 Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

  • 8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

  • 25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.