Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Toleration of an offense; patience. 2. (n.) The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia FORBEARANCE for-bar'-ans (anoche): "Forbearance" (anoche, "a holding back") is ascribed to God (Romans 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 Philippians 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 Timothy 2:24. W. L. Walker

Multi-Version Concordance Forbearance (9 Occurrences) Acts 24:4 But--not to detain you too long--I beg you in your forbearance to listen to a brief statement from us. (WEY) Romans 2:4 Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV) Romans 3:25 whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God's forbearance; (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 2 Corinthians 6:6 in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love, (See RSV) Philippians 4:5 Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. (ASV YLT RSV) Hebrews 5:2 being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity; (DBY) 2 Peter 3:15 And always regard the patient forbearance of our Lord as salvation, as our dear brother Paul also has written to you in virtue of the wisdom granted to him. (WEY RSV) Proverbs 25:15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. (See NAS) Jeremiah 15:15 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. (See RSV)