Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You

(A)I thank God (B)whom I serve, as did my ancestors, (C)with a clear conscience, as I remember you (D)constantly in my prayers night and day. (E)As I remember your tears, (F)I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of (G)your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (H)your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. For this reason I remind you (I)to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us (J)a spirit not of fear but (K)of power and love and self-control.

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Thanksgiving

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience(A) as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.(B) Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I recall your sincere faith(C) that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice(D) and now, I am convinced, is in you also.

Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.(E) For God has not given us a spirit of fear,(F) but one of power,[a](G) love,(H) and sound judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:7 Or For the Spirit God gave us does not make us fearful, but gives us power