Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options

2 Timothy 1:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

II. Exhortations to Timothy

The Gifts Timothy Has Received. 6 For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God[a] that you have through the imposition of my hands.(A) 7 For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.(B) 8 So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord,[b] nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.(C)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1:6 The gift of God: the grace resulting from the conferral of an ecclesiastical office. The imposition of my hands: see note on 1 Tm 4:14.
  2. 1:8 Do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord: i.e., of preaching and suffering for the sake of the gospel.
Next
1 Timothy 6
2 Timothy 2
Next
dropdown
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)

Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.