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2 Timothy 1:5-7
New Catholic Bible
2 Timothy 1:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 I also remember your sincere faith, a faith that first came to life in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and that I am convinced also dwells in you.[a]
The Endurance of a Man of God[b]
Revive the Gift of God. For this reason, I remind you to stir up the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands.[c] 7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom.Footnotes
- 2 Timothy 1:5 According to Acts 16:1, Timothy’s mother (Eunice) was a Jewish Christian while his father was a Greek and apparently an unbeliever. Here we learn that his grandmother (Lois) was also a Christian.
- 2 Timothy 1:6 Paul warns that self-interest and discouragement must not get the best of the apostle’s ardor and determination. Rather, he must rely upon the graces that were given him when he received the ministry and was gripped by the Spirit at his missionary sending forth (see 1 Tim 4:14). He must once again place himself at the service of the Gospel, which is the announcement of the coming of Christ and the salvation that he gives. There is no missionary life without spiritual renewal.
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The last seven verses go on to give examples of men of God who have endured: Paul and Onesiphorus. - 2 Timothy 1:6 Laying on of . . . hands: see note on 1 Tim 4:14.
