⁷For God hath not given us ^uthe spirit of fear; but ^vof power, and of love, and ^wof a sound mind. ⁸^xBe not thou therefore ashamed of ^ythe testimony of our Lord, nor of me ^zhis prisoner: but ^abe thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

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2 Timothy 1:7: for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Footnotes

uSee Rom. 8:15.
vSee Acts 1:8.
wSee 1 Tim. 3:2.
xver. 12, 16. See Mark 8:38.
ySo Rev. 1:2. See 1 Cor. 1:6.
zSee Eph. 3:1.
aSo ch. 2:3. & 4:5. Comp. Col. 1:24.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.

So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.

Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor me his prisoner, but suffer along with me for the gospel, according to the power of God,