1:6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess 4 through the laying on of my hands. 1:7 For God did not give us a Spirit 5 of fear but of power and love and self-control. 1:8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord 6 or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by 7 God’s power accept your share of suffering 8 for the gospel. 1:9 He is the one who saved us 9 and called us with a holy calling, not based on 10 our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, 11