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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 1:6-7

2 Timothy 1:6-7. Wherefore Because I remember this; I put thee in remembrance Because of my love to thee; that thou stir up the gift of God That is, every gift which the grace of God has given thee. The word αναζωπυρειν is a metaphorical expression, borrowed from stirring up fire when it is almost extinct, and thereby causing it to burn with a fresh flame. The meaning is, that Timothy was to embrace the opportunities which his station afforded him for improving his spiritual gifts, by... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 1:8-10

2 Timothy 1:8-10. Be not thou, therefore Discouraged by any dangers or trials; or ashamed of the testimony of our Lord The gospel which testifies of Christ, or of testifying the truth and importance of it to all men; nor of me his prisoner The cause of the servants of God, doing his work, cannot be separated from the cause of God himself. But be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel Of such afflictions as I endure for the gospel’s sake: or, be ready to undergo the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 1:1-18

1:1-2:13 ENCOURAGEMENT TO TIMOTHYNeed for courage and faithfulness (1:1-18)Paul recalls the time when he left Timothy behind in Ephesus, and remembers how Timothy wept as they parted. He longs to see him again (1:1-4). No doubt the quality of Timothy’s faith, which so attracted Paul to him, was largely the result of a godly upbringing by those of sincere faith (5). At the beginning of Timothy’s ministry Paul had shown publicly that he believed Timothy to be divinely gifted for his work. He... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 1:7

hath. given = gave. not. App-105 . the = a. spirit . App-101 . fear = cowardice. Greek. deilia. Only here. power . App-172 . love . App-135 . sound mind . Greek sophroaiamoa. Only here. Compare 1Ti 2:9 ; 2 Timothy 2:4; 2 Timothy 2:4 , Titus 2:6 , Titus 2:12 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 1:8

not . App-105 . of . Genitive of relation, concerning. nor . Greek. mede. partaker of the afflictions = suffer evil with (me). Greek su nkakopatheo , Only here. of = for. gospel . App-120 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:7

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.Spirit ... Gealy's comment on this is pertinent, thus:Although "spirit" is here properly printed with a lower case letter as referring to the inner and abiding quality and character of Christian men, yet this spirit is not native to man, nor is it his achievement. It is God's gift. The spirit of the Christian man is really God's Spirit.[13]Fearfulness ... Timidity and cowardice are also implied by this word.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 1:8

Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;Interestingly enough, Paul did not consider himself Nero's prisoner at all, but "the prisoner of the Lord," a line of thought also in evidence in Ephesians 3:1; 4:1, and Philemon 1:1:9. The meaning of this is that Paul considered it the will of God that he should thus suffer and that he left everything safely in the hands of the dear Saviour.Be not... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 1:7

2 Timothy 1:7. God hath not given us the spirit of fear;— St. Paul has frequent references in his epistles to the terror which accompanied the giving of the law from Mount Sinai, and intimates that the Judaizing Christians, who were so fond of the legal dispensation, were of a legal spirit;—a slavish spirit of bondage and fear, as if they had the thunder of Mount Sinai still in their ears—men of intimidated and mean spirits, who were afraid of suffering for their religion. But he takes care to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Timothy 1:8

2 Timothy 1:8. The testimony of our Lord,— That is, "The gospel itself; and more particularly the freedom of the Gentile converts from all subjection to the law of Moses." His prisoner means, Prisoner on his account, or for his sake. Heylin reads, Be not thou ashamed of the gospel of our Lord, nor of me who am a prisoner upon his account. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 1:7

7. For, c.—implying that Timothy needed the exhortation "to stir up the gift of God in him," being constitutionally "timid": "For God did not give us (so the Greek, namely, at our ordination or consecration) the spirit of fear." The spirit which He gave us, was not the spirit of timidity (literally, "cowardice," which is weakness), but of "power" (exhibited in a fearless "testimony" for Christ, :-). "Power is the invariable accompaniment of the gift of the Holy Ghost. Luke 24:49 Acts 1:8;... read more