Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

What if God, being willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, yet endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction?

By purity, by prudence, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity,

With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering,

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness:

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be long suffering toward all men.

Yet for this cause I obtained mercy, that on me the chief Jesus Christ might shew all long-suffering, for a pattern to them who should hereafter believe in him to life everlasting.

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, intention, faith, long-suffering, love, patience,

be instant in season, out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them, who through faith and long suffering inherited the promises.

Who some time disbelieved, when the long-suffering of God waited in the Days of Noah, while the ark was preparing, wherein few, that is, eight persons were saved through the water:

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise (tho' some men count it slowness) but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

And account the long-suffering of our Lord salvation, as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you: