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

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

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:7 To pierce us through, and terrify us, as men whom the Lord will destroy.
  2. 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.
  3. 2 Timothy 1:8 For his sake.
  4. 2 Timothy 1:8 The Gospel after a sort is said to be afflicted in them that preach it.
  5. 2 Timothy 1:8 Through the power of God.

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