2 Timothy 1:6

Wherefore I remind thee, that thou excite the gift of God, that is in thee by the imposition of my hands.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

5by the recollection which I have, by thy genuine faith, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and also, I am persuaded, in thee.

7For God hath not given us a spirit of fear, but of energy, and of love, and of instruction.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:15to one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one: to each, according to his ability: and he immediately departed.

Luke 19:13And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds: and he said to them, Traffic until I come.

Acts 19:6And Paul laid his hand on them; and the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in various tongues, and prophesied.

1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit.

1 Timothy 4:14Despise not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, and by the laying on of the hand 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 →

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