2 Timothy 1:3-7

Thanksgiving

3 I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel

6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

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Cross References 10

  • 1. S Romans 1:8
  • 2. S Acts 23:1
  • 3. S Romans 1:10
  • 4. Acts 20:37
  • 5. 2 Timothy 4:9
  • 6. 1 Timothy 1:5
  • 7. Acts 16:1; 2 Timothy 3:15
  • 8. S Acts 6:6; 1 Timothy 4:14
  • 9. Jeremiah 42:11; Romans 8:15; 1 Corinthians 16:10,11; 1 Timothy 4:12; Hebrews 2:15
  • 10. Isaiah 11:2
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