2 Timothy 1:7

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

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self–discipline.

God doesn't want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.

For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.

for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

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

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.