[a]Wherefore, I put thee in remembrance that thou [b]stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the putting on of mine hands.

For God hath not given to us the Spirit of [c]fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

[d]Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, neither of me [e]his prisoner: but be partaker of the afflictions of the [f]Gospel according to the [g]power of God,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:6 He warneth us to set the invincible power of the Spirit, which God hath given us, against those storms which may and do come upon us.
  2. 2 Timothy 1:6 The gift of God is as it were a certain lively flame kindled in our hearts, which the flesh and the devil go about to put out: and therefore we on the contrary side must labor as much as we can to foster and keep it burning.
  3. 2 Timothy 1:7 To pierce us through, and terrify us, as men whom the Lord will destroy.
  4. 2 Timothy 1:8 He proveth that the ignominy or shame of the cross is not only not to be ashamed of, but also that it is glorious and most honorable: first, because the Gospel wherefore the godly are afflicted, is the testimony of Christ: and secondly, because at length the great virtue and power of God appeareth in them.
  5. 2 Timothy 1:8 For his sake.
  6. 2 Timothy 1:8 The Gospel after a sort is said to be afflicted in them that preach it.
  7. 2 Timothy 1:8 Through the power of God.

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