The first letters of the following responses tell us something that comes from above and is described as being pure, peaceable, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, and without partiality and hypocrisy. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in each answer.
1. Something listed as one of the works of the flesh, which stands in sharp contrast to gentleness, a fruit of the Spirit. [1]
2. Where will the Lord carry the lambs He has gathered with His arm, when He feeds His flock like a shepherd and gently leads those that are with young? [3]
3. Something a servant of the Lord must not do, but rather be gentle to all men a patient, meek and capable teacher of those who oppose. [1]
4. One who exclaimed of his God, “Thy gentleness hath made me great.” [1]
5. “As a nurse cherisheth her children” was the way Paul described his gentle behavior toward the Thessalonian believers. Even more than the gospel, which he and those who labored with him brought to them, what else could he say they had imparted, because they were so dear to them? [3]
6. One to whom a servant is to be subject, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are froward or harsh. [1]