Bible Chapter Summary
2 Timothy 1 Summary
Paul's Exhortation to Timothy
Paul writes to his beloved son Timothy, expressing gratitude for Timothy's unfeigned faith inherited from his grandmother Lois and mother Eunice. Paul urges Timothy to stir up the gift of God within him and reminds him that God has not given a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind. He exhorts Timothy not to be ashamed of the testimony of Christ nor of Paul's imprisonment, but to be a partaker of the gospel's afflictions through God's power.
Key themes
Key verses
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.”
2 Timothy 1:7
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:9
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,”
2 Timothy 1:12
“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”
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