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For God did not give us a Spirit[a] of fear but of power and love and self-control.

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:7 tn Or “a spirit,” denoting the human personality under the Spirit’s influence as in 1 Cor 4:21; Gal 6:1; 1 Pet 3:4. But the reference to the Holy Spirit at the end of this section (1:14) makes it likely that it begins this way also, so that the Holy Spirit is the referent.

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.

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