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2 Timothy 1:7 — King James Version← Study notes

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.


2 Timothy 1:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Timothy 1:714 words
GreekMeaning
οὐou
NotadverbG3756
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἔδωκενedōken
has givenverbG1325
ἡμῖνhēmin
uspronounG1473
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
πνεῦμαpneuma
a spiritnounG4151
δειλίαςdeilias
of cowardicenounG1167
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
δυνάμεωςdynameōs
of powernounG1411
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀγάπηςagapēs
of lovenounG26
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σωφρονισμοῦsōphronismou
of self-controlnounG4995
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 1:7

That is, we did not receive the Spirit, that we should shrink from exertion, but that we may speak with boldness. For to many He gives a spirit of fear, as we read in the wars of the Kings. “A spirit of fear fell upon them.” Exodus 15:16? That is, he infused terror into them. But to you He has given, on the contrary, a spirit of power, and of love toward Himself. This, then, is of grace, and yet not merely of grace, but when we have first performed our own parts. For the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 1 on Second Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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