2 Timothy 1:5
Calling to mind that faith which is in thee unfeigned, which also dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am certain that in thee also.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
4Desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy,
Cross References
Psalms 17:1The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.
Psalms 22:10For thou art he that hast drawn me out of the womb: my hope from the breasts of my mother.
Psalms 77:6I thought upon the days of old: and I had in my mind the eternal years.
Psalms 86:16O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
Jeremiah 3:10And after all this, her treacherous sister Juda hath not returned to me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith the Lord.
Acts 16:1And he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman that believed; but his father was a Gentile.
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 →