2 Timothy 1:6-8

Contemporary English Version

⁶So I ask you to make full use of the gift God gave you when I placed my hands on you.^[a] Use it well. ⁷God's Spirit^[b] doesn't make cowards out of us. The Spirit gives us power, love, and self-control.

⁸Don't be ashamed to speak for our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, just because I am in jail for serving him. Use the power that comes from God and join with me in suffering for telling the good news.

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Footnotes

1.6 when I placed my hands on you: Church leaders placed their hands on people who were being appointed to preach or teach (see 2 Timothy 4.14).
1.7 God's Spirit: Or “God.”