2 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

8Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;

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Cross References

Psalms 119:80Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.

Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.

Zechariah 4:6And he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Luke 10:19Behold, I give you the power of treading upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in anywise injure you.

Luke 24:49And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but do ye remain in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high.

Acts 1:8but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:7-15

Cautions and Exhortations; Ministerial Fidelity. ( a. d. 66.) 6 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. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according… Read the whole commentary →

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