2 Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient, This is what the servant of God should really aim at being: the teacher rather than the controversialist — rather the patient endurer of wrong than the fomenter of dissentions and wordy strifes. (H. D. M Spence, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,WEB: The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient, |