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FORBEARANCE

for-bar'-ans (anoche): "Forbearance" (anoche, "a holding back") is ascribed to God (Rom 2:4, "the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering"; 3:25 the Revised Version (British and American), "the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God," the King James Version "remission" (margin "passing over") of sins, that are past, through the forbearance of God"); in Phil 4:5, to epieikes is translated by the Revised Version (British and American) "forbearance," margin "gentleness"; it is a Christian grace in likeness to God. "Forbearing" (The King James Version, margin) is substituted by the Revised Version (British and American) for "patient" (anexikakos, "holding up under evil") in 2 Tim 2:24.
W. L. Walker
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'forbearance'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.

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