2 Timothy 1:6

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up 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

5having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.

7For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

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Cross References

Exodus 36:2Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to the work to do it.

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

Luke 19:13He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

Acts 19:6When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

1 Thessalonians 5:19Don’t quench the Spirit.

1 Timothy 4:14Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the 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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