2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
American Standard Version
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
Cross References
Psalms 119:80Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame. KAPH.
Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
Zechariah 4:6Then he answered and spake 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 have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.
Luke 24:49And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.
Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part 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 →