yea, they refuse to hearken, and have not remembered Thy wonders that Thou hast done with them, and harden their neck and appoint a head, to turn back to their service, in their rebellion; and Thou art a God of pardons, gracious, and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and hast not forsaken them.

By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

Thou, Thou hast known, O Jehovah, Remember me, and inspect me, And take vengeance for me of my pursuers, In Thy long-suffering take me not away, Know -- I have borne for Thee reproach.

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah -- an ark being preparing -- in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul -- according to the wisdom given to him -- did write to you,