2 Timothy 1:6
For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.
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7For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
Cross References
Exodus 36:2Then Moses sent for Bezalel and Oholiab, and for all the wise-hearted men to whom the Lord had given wisdom, even everyone who was moved by the impulse of his heart to come and take part in the work:
Matthew 25:15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.
Luke 19:13And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.
Acts 19:6And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.
1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not put out the light of the Spirit;
1 Timothy 4:14Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.
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 →