# μακροθυμία (makrothumia)

Strong’s G3115. 14 New Testament occurrences.

patience, forbearance, longsuffering.

Lexicon: Dodson, public domain.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/makrothumia-g3115

## Occurrences

- [Romans 2:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/2/4) — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
- [Romans 9:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/9/22) — What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
- [2 Corinthians 6:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-corinthians/6/6) — By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
- [Galatians 5:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/galatians/5/22) — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
- [Ephesians 4:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ephesians/4/2) — With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
- [Colossians 1:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/colossians/1/11) — Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
- [Colossians 3:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/colossians/3/12) — Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
- [1 Timothy 1:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-timothy/1/16) — Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe…
- [2 Timothy 3:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-timothy/3/10) — But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
- [2 Timothy 4:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-timothy/4/2) — Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
- [Hebrews 6:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrews/6/12) — That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- [James 5:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/james/5/10) — Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
- [1 Peter 3:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-peter/3/20) — Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight soul…
- [2 Peter 3:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-peter/3/15) — And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;