2 Timothy 1:7
God didn't give us a spirit that makes us fearful, but a spirit of power and love and good sense.
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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.
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Cross References
Psalms 119:80May I be innocent in the way I keep your rules so that I won't be ashamed.
Proverbs 8:14I have advice and good judgment; I know what makes sense, and I have power.
Zechariah 4:6Then he told me, “This is the Lord's message to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Luke 10:19Yes, I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to overcome all the enemy's strength, and nothing will harm you.
Luke 24:49Now I'm going to send you what my Father promised—but wait in the city until you receive power from heaven.”
Acts 1:8“But you will be given power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest places on 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 →