2 Timothy 1:5
taking memory of the non-hypocritical faith in thee, which first dwelt in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that is in thee also.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
4longing to see thee, having remembered thy tears, so that I may be filled with joy,
Cross References
Psalms 17:1Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry. Give ear to my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.
Psalms 22:10I was cast upon thee from the womb. Thou are my God since my mother bore me.
Psalms 77:6I call to remembrance my song in the night. I commune with my own heart, and my spirit makes diligent search.
Psalms 86:16O turn to me, and have mercy upon me. Give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
Jeremiah 3:10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, says LORD.
Acts 16:1And he came to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain faithful Jewish woman, but of a Greek father,
Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 1:2-6
Second Timothy This second epistle Paul wrote to Timothy from Rome, when he was a prisoner there and in danger of his life; this is evident from these words, I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand, ch. iv. 6 . It appears that his removal out of this world, in his own apprehension, was not far off, especially considering the rage and malice of his persecutors; and that he had been brought before the emperor Nero, which he calls his first answer, when no man stood with him, but all men… Read the whole commentary →