2 Timothy 1:6

For this reason let me remind you to rekindle God's gift which is yours through the laying on of my hands.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

5For I recall the sincere faith which is in your heart--a faith which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and then in your mother Eunice, and, I am fully convinced, now dwells in you also.

7For the Spirit which God has given us is not a spirit of cowardice, but one of power and of love and of sound judgement.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one--to each according to his individual capacity; and then started from home.

Luke 19:13And he called ten of his servants and gave each of them a pound, instructing them to trade with the money during his absence.

Acts 19:6and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not quench the Spirit.

1 Timothy 4:14Do not be careless about the gifts with which you are endowed, which were conferred on you through a divine revelation when the hands of the elders were placed upon you.

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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