2 Timothy 1:7 (YLT)

Passage

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:5 taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

2 Timothy 1:6 For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands,

2 Timothy 1:7 for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

2 Timothy 1:8 therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,

2 Timothy 1:9 who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For which cause I remind thee to..." into verse 8's "therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of...", so "Spirit" and "give" 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 "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.