2 Timothy 1:4

greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

In Context

3I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, after the custom of my forefathers, that, without ceasing, I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day,

5for I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in you also.

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Cross References

John 16:24Till this time you have asked for nothing in my name; ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Acts 20:31Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, by day and by night, I ceased not to warn every one of you with tears.

Romans 1:11For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order that you may be established;

Philippians 1:8For God is my witness how ardently I love you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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 →

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