2 Timothy 1:6 (DRB)

Passage

For which cause I admonish thee that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee by the imposition of my hands.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:4 Desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy:

2 Timothy 1:5 Calling to mind that faith which is in thee unfeigned, which also dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois and in thy mother Eunice, and I am certain that in thee also.

2 Timothy 1:6 For which cause I admonish thee that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee by the imposition of my hands.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power and of love and of sobriety.

2 Timothy 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Calling to mind that faith which is..." into verse 7's "For God hath not given us the...", so "grace" 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 "grace" and "cause" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.