"God has not given us a spirit of fear." In Spanish the verse hands you three gifts in place of that fear: fortaleza, amor, templanza. Strength, love, self-control.
Here is 2 Timothy 1:7 in the Reina-Valera with the English underneath, read aloud by a real voice at full speed and slow.
2 Timothy 1:7 · 2 Timoteo 1:7
No nos ha dado Dios el espíritu de temor, sino el de fortaleza, y de amor, y de templanza.For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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Try a Free Lesson"No nos ha dado Dios el espíritu de temor, sino el de fortaleza, y de amor, y de templanza." The book is 2 Timoteo, so the reference reads 2 Timoteo 1:7.
"el espíritu de temor." Temor is fear or dread; the verse says that spirit does not come from God.
Templanza: self-control, temperance, a steady mind. Different translations reach for different English words there; the Spanish has kept templanza for over four hundred years.
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