1. The Fruit of the Spirit the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control 2. Gentleness: theGentleness: the quality or state ofquality or state of being gentle,being gentle, mildness of mannersmildness of manners or dispositionor disposition 3. Brothers, if anyone is caught in anyBrothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritualtransgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in ashould restore him in a spirit ofspirit of gentlenessgentleness. Keep watch on yourself,. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.lest you too be tempted. Galatians 6:1 ESVGalatians 6:1 ESV 4. a spirit of gentlenessa spirit of gentleness 5. But as for you, O man of God, fleeBut as for you, O man of God, flee these things.these things. PursuePursue righteousness,righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness,godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentlenessgentleness.. 1 Timothy 6:11 ESV1 Timothy 6:11 ESV 6. Pursue gentlenessPursue gentleness 7. And the Lords servant must not beAnd the Lords servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able toquarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting hiscorrecting his opponents with gentlenessopponents with gentleness. God may. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to aperhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may comeknowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare ofto their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to dothe devil, after being captured by him to do his will.his will. 2 Timothy 2:24-26 ESV2 Timothy 2:24-26 ESV 8. Correcting opponents withCorrecting opponents with gentlenessgentleness 9. but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord asbut in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared toholy, always being prepared to make amake a defensedefense to anyone who asks you for ato anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you;reason for the hope that is in you; yet do ityet do it with gentlenesswith gentleness and respect,and respect, 1 Peter 3:15 ESV1 Peter 3:15 ESV 10. make a defense yet do itmake a defense yet do it with gentlenesswith gentleness