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Bible Verses About Longsuffering

This noindex topical Bible draft for Longsuffering was seeded from the public-domain reference inventory in Nave's Topical Bible. It stores Scripture references and source provenance only, not copied competitor commentary or modern editorial text.

Before publishing, an editor should verify the passage set against THF Bible tools, choose the clearest anchor passages, remove weak or duplicate references, add early Christian evidence where available, and connect the page to relevant lessons, courses, videos, Strong's data, interlinear study, and cross-reference tools. The source inventory included 4 topic entries and produced 12 parsed verse references for review.

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1 1 Corinthians 13:4 2 2 Corinthians 6:4-6 3 Galatians 5:22 4 Ephesians 4:2 5 Colossians 1:11 6 Colossians 3:12 7 1 Timothy 1:16 8 2 Timothy 3:10 9 2 Timothy 4:2

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1 Corinthians 13:4 primary

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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2 Corinthians 6:4-6

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; By pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

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Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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Ephesians 4:2

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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Colossians 1:11

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

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Colossians 3:12

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

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1 Timothy 1:16

Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

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2 Timothy 3:10

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

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2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

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