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.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

6And that is my reason for reminding you to stir into flame that gift of God, which is yours through your ordination at my hands.

8Do not, therefore, be ashamed of the testimony which we have to bear to our Lord, nor yet of me who am a prisoner for him; but join with me in suffering for the Good News, as far as God enables you.

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Cross References

Luke 10:19Remember, I have given you the power to ‘trample upon serpents and scorpions,’ and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing shall ever harm you in any way.

Luke 24:49And now I am myself about to send upon 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 shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit shall have descended upon you, and shall 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 →

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