2 Timothy 1:7
For the Spirit which God gave us was not a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power, love, and self-control.
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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 119:80Let my heart be sound in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Zechariah 4:6He said to me, “This is the message of the Lord regarding Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts,
Luke 10:19Remember, I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions, and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing will ever harm you in any way.
Luke 24:49And now I am myself about to send you that which my Father has promised. But you must remain in the city until you have been invested with power from above.”
Acts 1:8but you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit will have descended on you, and will be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends 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 →