 | James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...what shall wisdom teach me in this case? Answer, Do not break the bond of peace by any means: " Thep servant of God must not strive, but be gentle to all men, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves." Here is the property of God's servant,... | |
 | John Flavel - 1689 - 412 pages
...wait, let not the servant be weary : " The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." 2 Tim. 2 : 24, 25. Though... | |
 | 1848 - 726 pages
...the righteousness of God ; " and that " the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, Apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." With these rules of conduct... | |
 | 1804 - 508 pages
...faith, and defended and explained, and asserted in love: (2 Tim. i. 13.) and " the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle to all men, apt to...meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance, to the acknowledging of the truth." These directions to those... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 462 pages
...beseeching them, by the lowliness and gentleness of Christ, knowing that " the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be " gentle to all men, apt to...meekness. " instructing those that oppose themselves f." He must be grave without moroseness, cheerful without levity. And, even in setting before his people... | |
 | 1830 - 334 pages
...recommendation given by the Apostle to Timothy — The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; — if ever Minister had the furniture needful for him . who serves the Sanctuary under the Evangelical Dispensation,... | |
 | William Smith - 1803 - 584 pages
...knowing that they do engender Strifes — And the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in Meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God, peradventure, will give them Repentance to the acknowledgment of Truth ; and that they may recover... | |
 | 1881 - 622 pages
...the will of God. Authorised Version. And the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth ; And that they may recover... | |
 | James Lackington, Allan Macleod - 1804 - 162 pages
...putting to death those who offend him. — ' A servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men; apt to teach, patient : in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God, peradventure, will give them repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth.' To abridge the life of... | |
 | 1806 - 854 pages
...importance. The deficiencies of rightly dividing the word of truth.' " And the servant of tlie Lord must not .strive, but be gentle to all men; apt to...instructing those that oppose themselves, if God, peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." 2 Tim. ii. 1,15, 24-, 25.... | |
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But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure... 
