CategoryTheological Term / Character Virtue
Modern Equivalentpatient endurance under provocation; forbearance over a long period.
KJV Word TypeNoun / Adjective
DefinitionThe quality of patiently bearing with people or circumstances over a long period without complaint or retaliation. It is listed as a fruit of the Spirit and an attribute of God — who is "longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish."
Key Verses"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish." (2 Peter 3:9); "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness." (Galatians 5:22)