2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
2to Timothy, a beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
4longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
Cross References
Acts 22:3And he says: I am a Jew, born indeed in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, taught at the feet of Gamaliel, according to the strictness of the law of the fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.
Acts 24:14But this I acknowledge to thee, that according to the way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets;
Acts 26:4My manner of life, therefore, from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all Jews know;
Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of in all the world.
2 Corinthians 1:12For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, did we deport ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
Ephesians 1:16cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
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 →