by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by benevolence, by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.