2 Timothy 1:6-8

Contemporary English Version

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

⁸ Don'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.