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2 Timothy 1:6 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Wherefore I put ➔ thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. "
2 Timothy 1:6
Verse in Context
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Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Wherefore I put ➔ thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
For God hath ➔ not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Be ➔ not thou ➔ therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
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2 Timothy 1:1
"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,"
2 Timothy 1:2
"To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord."
2 Timothy 1:3
"I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;"
2 Timothy 1:4
"Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;"
2 Timothy 1:5
"When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also."
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