2 Timothy 1:6

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KJV King James Version

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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.

WEB World English Bible

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

ASV American Standard Version

For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands,

Surrounding context — 2 Timothy 1

3 I thank God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

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.

6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

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

8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

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,

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1 Timothy 4:14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.1 Peter 4:10-11As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.Romans 12:6-8Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit.2 Peter 3:1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in [both] which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.2 Peter 1:12Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], and be established in the present truth.Matthew 25:15-30And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.Exodus 36:2And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, [even] every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:Exodus 35:26And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats’ [hair].Acts 19:6And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.Acts 8:17-18Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.Luke 19:13And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.2 Timothy 2:14Of these things put [them] in remembrance, charging [them] before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, [but] to the subverting of the hearers.1 Timothy 4:6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.Isaiah 43:26Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.Jude 1:5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.Hebrews 6:2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

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