2 Timothy 1:6

For this reason I am reminding you to rekindle the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

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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

5while I call to mind the unfeigned faith that is in you—it resided first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.

7Because God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of self-control.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on the journey.

Luke 19:13He called ten of his slaves, gave them ten ‘minas’, and said to them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

Acts 19:6And as Paul laid his hands on them the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they started speaking languages and prophesying.

1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not quench the Spirit!

1 Timothy 4:14Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was ‘given’ to you through prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the body of elders.

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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