2 Timothy 1:6

For which cause I admonish thee, that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee, by the imposition of my hands.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

5Calling to mind that faith which is in thee unfeigned, which also dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am certain that in thee also.

7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of sobriety.

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Cross References

Exodus 36:2And when Moses had called them, and every skilful man, to whom the Lord had given wisdom, and such as of their own accord had offered themselves to the making of the work,

Matthew 25:15And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey.

Luke 19:13And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Trade till I come.

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

1 Thessalonians 5:19Extinguish not the spirit.

1 Timothy 4:14Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.

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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