2 Timothy 1:6

Wherefore I exhort you to kindle up the gift of God that is in you by the laying on of my hands.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

In Context

5for I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in you also.

7For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one; to each one, according to his own ability, and immediately left his country.

Luke 19:13And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Engage in trade till I come.

Acts 19:6And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.

1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit.

1 Timothy 4:14Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you according to prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:2-6

Second Timothy This second epistle Paul wrote to Timothy from Rome, when he was a prisoner there and in danger of his life; this is evident from these words, I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand, ch. iv. 6 . It appears that his removal out of this world, in his own apprehension, was not far off, especially considering the rage and malice of his persecutors; and that he had been brought before the emperor Nero, which he calls his first answer, when no man stood with him, but all men… Read the whole commentary →

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