2 Timothy 1:5

now that I have been reminded of the sincere faith that you have shown. That faith was seen first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and is now, I am convinced, in you also.

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

In Context

4as I think of your tears, longing to see you, that my happiness may be completed,

6And that is my reason for reminding you to stir into flame that gift of God, which is yours through your ordination at my hands.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:1Listen, O Lord, to my innocence; attend to my piercing cry. Give heed to my prayer out of lips unfeigned.

Psalms 22:10On your care was I cast from my very birth, you are my God from my mother’s womb.

Psalms 77:6I commune with my heart in the night, I muse with inquiring spirit.

Psalms 86:16Grant your strength to your servant, and save the child of your handmaid.

Acts 16:1Among other places Paul went to Derbe and Lystra. At the latter place they found a disciple, named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish woman who was a believer, while his father was a Greek,

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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