Bible Dictionary: Being Patient

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Greek

3114. makrothumeo -- to persevere, to be patient
... anger (ie is the opposite of being "quick-tempered"). See 3115 (). Word Origin from
makros and thumos Definition to persevere, to be patient NASB Word Usage ...
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Topical Bible Verses

1 Corinthians 13:4
Charity suffers long, and is kind; charity envies not; charity braggs not itself, is not puffed up,
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2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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James 5:7
Be patient therefore, brothers, to the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
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1 Thessalonians 5:14
Now we exhort you, brothers, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
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Library

The Patient Teacher, and the Slow Scholars
... or boy, have been foiled, and that years, it may be, of patient work have ... If I might
so say, He calculated upon being misunderstood by Pharisees and outsiders ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the patient teacher and the.htm

That Perfect virtues are Never one Without the Other.
... of his valour. He that has never been afflicted may boast of not being
impatient, but not of being patient. In like manner, some ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter vii that perfect virtues.htm

The Patient Workman
... and does resist His loving touch, and yet going on with imperturbable and patient
hope, by ... when it is only a universe that has to be brought into being; or He ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/the patient workman.htm

Concerning Patience and Swearing.
... And concerning our being patient of injuries, and ready to serve all, and free from
anger, this is what He said: "To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek ...
/.../the first apology of justin/chapter xvi concerning patience and swearing.htm

God's Waiting and Man's
... The divine husbandman 'waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient
over it.' How wonderful that in a very real sense He attends on our pleasure ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/gods waiting and mans.htm

God Showed Himself, by the Fall of Man, as Patient, Benign ...
... XX."God showed himself, by the fall of man, as patient, benign, merciful ... attributes
of God displayed towards himself, by means of which being instructed he ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xx god showed himself by.htm

How are Your Ear Connections?
... read, or hear read, what it says about worldliness, foolish actions and conversation,
the wearing of gold for adornment; they read about being patient and holy ...
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Letter xxxiii. --Patience with Oneself.
... us. Practise yourself, therefore, in being patient with regard to yourself
and in this perfect submission to the divine will. When ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter xxxiii patience with oneself.htm

Psalm CXVIII.
... By being beaten He conquered those who struck Him; by being patient of torments,
the tormentors; [5114] by loving, those who raged against Him. 12. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxviii.htm

The Sixth Ennead Cfirst Tractate. On the Kinds of Being (1).
... motion from Action: how then does its modification of the patient object change
that patient's character without the agent being affected by the patient? ...
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