A spirit of fearfulness (πνευμα δειλιας). Here πνευμα is the χαρισμα of verse 6, the human spirit as endowed by the Holy Spirit ([…

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear. A timid and servile spirit. This is said in order to encourage Timothy, who was probably mod…

For God has not given us the spirit of fear.—Or better, perhaps, the spirit of cowardice—that cowardice which ma…

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

What a blessing this is to all who can …

Paul is fond of making a negative statement and then following it with three positive ideas (cf. Romans 14:17). God has not given us a s…

For God hath not given to us a spirit of cowardice. This is a confirmation of what He had said immediately before; and in this way He cont…

For God has not given us the spirit of fear
A pusillanimous, cowardly spirit, so as to be afraid of men or devils, o…

God has not given us the spirit of fear, but rather the spirit of power—courage and resolution to meet difficulties and dangers; the spirit of love…

1. In the preceding verses, the Apostle commended Timothy for qualities given to him by grace. Here, he urges him to put those qualities to …