2 Timothy 1:4

longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

World English Bible

In The King James Version

Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

In Context

3I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

5having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.

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Cross References

Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

Jeremiah 31:13Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

John 16:24Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

Acts 20:31Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.

Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender 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 →

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