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forγὰρGodὁ θεὸςdid notοὐgiveἔδωκενusἡμῖνa spiritπνεῦμαof cowardice,δειλίαςbutἀλλὰof powerδυνάμεωςandκαὶof loveἀγάπηςandκαὶof sound judgment.σωφρονισμοῦ
2 Timothy 1:7
Study it in the app“for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of sound judgment.”
Paul tells Timothy to fan the gift into flame: God gives power, love and sound judgmentThe Holy SpiritGod did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, love, and sound judgmentCourage
With the Greek beneath
2 Timothy 1:7, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- giveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- a spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneuma” appears- of cowardiceδειλίαςdeilias
cowardice
Cowardice, timidity: fear that holds one back.
Where else “deilias” appears- of powerδυνάμεωςdynameōs
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynameōs” appears- of loveἀγάπηςagapēs
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēs” appears- of sound judgmentσωφρονισμοῦsōphronismou
self-control, sound mind
Sound judgment: self-control and a sound mind.
Where else “sōphronismou” appears
The context
6For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands;
7 · This verse (above)
8So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the good news by the power of God,