NET © | For God did not give us a Spirit 1 of fear but of power and love and self-control. |
NIV © | For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. |
NASB © | For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. |
NLT © | For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self–discipline. |
MSG © | God doesn't want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible. |
BBE © | For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control. |
NRSV © | for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. |
NKJV © | For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. |
KJV | For <1063> God <2316> hath <1325> (0) not <3756> given <1325> (5656) us <2254> the spirit <4151> of fear <1167>_; but <235> of power <1411>_, and <2532> of love <26>_, and <2532> of a sound mind <4995>_. |
GREEK | ou <3756> PRT-N gar <1063> CONJ edwken <1325> (5656) V-AAI-3S hmin <2254> P-1DP o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM pneuma <4151> N-ASN deiliav <1167> N-GSF alla <235> CONJ dunamewv <1411> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ agaphv <26> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ swfronismou <4995> N-GSM |
NET © [draft] ITL | For <1063> God <2316> did <1325> not <3756> give <1325> us <2254> a Spirit <4151> of fear <1167> but <235> of power <1411> and <2532> love <26> and <2532> self-control .<4995> |
NET © Notes |
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. |