2 Timothy 1:7 (WEB)

Passage

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:5 having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

2 Timothy 1:6 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.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

2 Timothy 1:8 Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

2 Timothy 1:9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "didn", "give", "fear", "power", "love", and "self-control". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "didn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For this cause I remind you that..." into verse 8's "Therefore don t be ashamed of the...", so "Spirit" and "didn" 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 "Spirit" and "didn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.