2 Timothy 1:7

1:7 For God did not give us a Spirit ¹  of fear but of power and love and self-control.

2 Timothy 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ²  be ready ³  whether it is convenient or not, ⁴  reprove, rebuke, exhort ⁵  with complete patience and instruction.

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¹ tn Or “a spirit,” denoting the human personality under the Spirit’s influence as in 1 Cor 4:21; Gal 6:1; 1 Pet 3:4. But the reference to the Holy Spirit at the end of this section (1:14) makes it likely that it begins this way also, so that the Holy Spirit is the referent.

² tn Or “the word.”

³ tn Or “be persistent.”

⁴ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

⁵ tn Or “encourage.”