Verse Comparison: 2 Timothy 2:24

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American Standard Version
And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

Amplified® Bible
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.

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

International Standard Version
A servant of the Lord must not argue. Instead, he must be kind to everyone, teachable, willing to suffer wrong,

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

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

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