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

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

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

And a bondman of [the] Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;

But the seruant of ye Lord must not striue, but must be gentle toward all men, apt to teache, suffering the euill,

And a bondman of the Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

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

and the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but gentle toward all men, able to teach, patient under evils,

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

And a servant of the Lord ought not to quarrel; but to be gentle to all men, apt to teach, forbearing,

That the servant of the Lord should not be contentious, but be meek unto everyone, apt to teach, patient,

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

And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,

But a slave of the Lord ought not to quarrel, but to be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,

The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

and a servant of the Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong,

and a servant of the Lord should never quarrel. They ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to everyone, skillful teachers, and forbearing.

and a servant of the Lord should never quarrel. They ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to everyone, skilful teachers, and forbearing.

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

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

And, a servant of the Lord, ought not to strive, but to be, gentle, towards all, apt in teaching, ready to endure malice,—

And the servant of the Lord must not quarrel; but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient,¹

and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skilful teacher, and forbearing.

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

And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all [men], apt to teach, patient,