2 Timothy 2:24 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

American Standard Version (1901)

And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

Common English Bible

God’s slave shouldn’t be argumentative but should be kind toward all people, able to teach, patient,

Catholic Public Domain Version

For the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but instead he must be meek toward everyone, teachable, patient,