Jon 4:2, 1Ti 1:16, 1Pe 3:20 | ESV | STEP | And he prayed to the Lord and said , O Lord , is not this what I said when I was yet in my country ? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish ; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful , slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love , and relenting from disaster .

Jonah 4:2

2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? ^aThat is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a ^bgracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and ^crelenting from disaster.

1 Timothy 1:16

16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

1 Peter 3:20

20 because ^{▼▼Or when} they formerly did not obey, ^ewhen God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, ^fwhile the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, ^geight persons, were brought safely through water.