TSK · 2 Timothy 2:24

¶ Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom, [and] shall gently lead those that are with young.

He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that were] of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

(For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

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

¶ Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

¶ But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

¶ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.