2 Timothy 1:4
Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 126:5Those who put in seed with weeping will get in the grain with cries of joy.
Jeremiah 31:13Then the virgin will have joy in the dance, and the young men and the old will be glad: for I will have their weeping turned into joy, I will give them comfort and make them glad after their sorrow.
John 16:24Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.
Acts 20:31So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.
Romans 1:11For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;
Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies 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 →