2 Timothy 1:6
Wherefore, I put thee in remembrance that thou stirre vp the gift of God which is in thee, by the putting on of mine hands.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
7For God hath not giuen to vs the Spirite of feare, but of power, and of loue, and of a sound minde.
Cross References
Exodus 36:2For Moses had called Bezaleel, and Aholiab, and all the wise hearted men, in whose heartes the Lord had giuen wisedome, euen as many as their hearts encouraged to come vnto that worke to worke it.
Matthew 25:15And vnto one he gaue fiue talents, and to an other two, and to another one, to euery man after his own ability, and straightway went from home.
Luke 19:13And he called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pieces of money, and sayd vnto them, Occupie till I come.
Acts 19:6So Paul layde his handes vpon them, and the holy Ghost came on them, and they spake the tongues, and prophecied.
1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit.
1 Timothy 4:14Despise not the gift that is in thee, which was giuen thee by prophecie with the laying on of the hands of the companie of the Eldership.
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 →