2 Timothy 1:6

for which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God which is in thee through the imposition of my hands.

1770 John Worsley NT

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

5keeping in memory the unfeigned faith, that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice: and I am persuaded that it dwells in thee also;

7For God hath not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but of vigor, and of love, and of prudence.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:15to another two, and to another one; to each according to his ability: and then he took his journey.

Luke 19:13And he called ten of his servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said, Trade with them till I come.

Acts 19:6And as Paul laid his hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And the men were in all about twelve.

1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit.

1 Timothy 4:14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

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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