2 Timothy 1:7
for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;
Literal 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 119:80My heart is perfect in Your statutes, || So that I am not ashamed.
Proverbs 8:14Counsel and substance [are] mine, || I [am] understanding, I have might.
Zechariah 4:6And he answers and speaks to me, saying, “This [is] a word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, || Not by a force, nor by power, || But—by My Spirit, said YHWH of Hosts.
Luke 10:19behold, I give to you the authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means will hurt you;
Luke 24:49And behold, I send the promise of My Father on you, but you—abide in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
Acts 1:8but you will receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit on you, and you will be witnesses for Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea 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 →