Berean Standard Bible
“And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.”
Paul has just told Timothy to avoid foolish and ignorant arguments, which only breed quarrels. This verse describes what a servant of the Lord should look like instead.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
World English Bible (WEB)
The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
King James Version (KJV)
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the Lord`s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and a servant of the Lord it benefits not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Que el siervo del Señor no debe ser litigioso, sino manso para con todos, apto para enseñar, sufrido;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
A un siervo del Señor no le conviene reñir, sino ser amable y paciente con todos, buen maestro y no dado al enojo.
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