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2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 1 · verse 7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.2 Timothy 1:7 · King James Version
What 2 Timothy 1:7 means
Paul wrote this to a young pastor with real reason to be afraid. Notice fear isn't called a weakness to push through — it's named as something God didn't give. What he did give comes in three parts: power to act, love so you don't go hard, and a sound mind to think straight when you're scared.
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2 Timothy 1:7 in context
5When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
8Be 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;
9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
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- spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- givendidōmito give, to give something to someone, of one s own accord to give one something, to his…G1325 →
- powerdynamisstrength power, ability, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its…G1411 →
- loveagapēaffection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love, love feastsG26 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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Here is an exhortation and excitation of Timothy to his duty (Ti2 1:6): I put thee in remembrance. The best men need remembrancers; what we know we should be reminded of. Pe2 3:1, I write this, to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance. I. He exhorts him to stir up the gift of God that was in him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-14