Power, Love & A Sound Mind • Parallel Scripture Study

2 Timothy 1:7 — Parallel Bible Study & Exegesis

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2 Timothy 1:7 shatters anxiety and timidity: "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." Believers are endowed with divine authority, agape, and mental clarity.

2 Timothy 1:7 Side-by-Side Parallel Translations

New King James Version (NKJV)

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

King James Version (KJV 1769)

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-discipline.”

Greek TR Interlinear

Οὐ γὰρ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεὸς πνεῦμα δειλίας, ἀλλὰ δυνάμεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ σωφρονισμοῦ.

Asante Twi (Twerɛ Kronkron • Akan Audio)

“Na Onyankopɔn amma yɛn ehu honhom, na mmom tumi ne ɔdɔ ne adwenmu-katee honhom.”

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Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Word Study

Deilia (G1167 — Cowardice, timidity), Dynamis (G1411 — Divine spiritual power), Sōphronismos (G4995 — Self-disciplined, sane, sound-minded thinking).

G2316 (Theos — God, the Supreme Creator and Father) G4151 (pneuma — Spirit, Holy Spirit, wind, breath) G1167 G1411 (dynamis — Inherent power, miraculous might, resurrection capability) G26 (agapē — Divine, self-giving, covenantal love) G4995

Companion Scripture Cross-References:

Romans 8:15 1 John 4:18 Isaiah 41:10 Philippians 4:7