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That precious memory triggers another: your honest faith—and what a rich faith it is, handed down from your grandmother Lois to your mother Eunice, and now to you! And the special gift of ministry you received when I laid hands on you and prayed—keep that ablaze! God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

This is why I remind you to keep using the gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. Now let it grow, as a small flame grows into a fire.

For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands.

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

That is why I remind you to fan into flame the gracious gift of God, [that inner fire—the special endowment] which is in you through the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination].

This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.

I’m writing to encourage you to fan into a flame and rekindle the fire of the spiritual gift God imparted to you when I laid my hands upon you.

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands