2 Timothy 1:3-7

International Standard Version

Paul’s Advice for Timothy

³ I constantly thank my God—whom I serve^[a] with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you in my prayers night and day, ⁴ recalling your tears and longing to see you so that I can be filled with joy. ⁵ I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first existed in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that this faith^[b] also exists in you. ⁶ For this reason, I am reminding you to fan into flames the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands. ⁷ For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline.^[c]