2 Timothy 1:4
desiring to see you, recalling your tears so as to be filled with joy,
Catholic Public Domain Version
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 126:5Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate.
Jeremiah 31:13Then the virgin will rejoice with singing, the young and the old together, and I will turn their mourning into gladness, and I will console them and gladden them after their sorrow.
John 16:24Until now, you have not requested anything in my name. Ask, and you shall receive, so that your joy may be full.
Acts 20:31Because of this, be vigilant, retaining in memory that throughout three years I did not cease, night and day, with tears, to admonish each and every one of you.
Romans 1:11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you a certain spiritual grace to strengthen you,
Philippians 1:8For God is my witness how, within the heart of Jesus Christ, I long for all of you.
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 →