“For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Timothy 1 contains 18 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.