2 Timothy 1:6 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:4 longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

2 Timothy 1:5 having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

2 Timothy 1:6 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.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

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;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gift of God", "cause", "thee", "remembrance", "thou", "stir", and "through". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gift of God" and "cause", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "having been reminded of the unfeigned faith..." into verse 7's "For God gave us not a spirit...", so "gift of God" and "cause" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gift of God" and "cause" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.