2 Timothy 1:4

Desiring to see thee, mindefull of thy teares, that I may be filled with ioy:

Geneva Bible 1599

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 thanke God, whom I serue from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I haue remembrance of thee in my praiers night and day,

5When I call to remembrance the vnfained faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and am assured that it dwelleth in thee also.

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Cross References

Psalms 126:5They that sowe in teares, shall reape in ioy.

Jeremiah 31:13Then shall ye virgine reioyce in the dance, and the yong men and the old men together: for I wil turne their mourning into ioy, and wil comfort them, and giue them ioy for their sorowes.

John 16:24Hitherto haue ye asked nothing in my Name: aske, and ye shall receiue, that your ioye may be full.

Acts 20:31Therefore watche, and remember, that by the space of three yeres I ceased not to warne euery one, both night and day with teares.

Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:

Philippians 1:8For God is my recorde, howe I long after you all from the very heart roote in Iesus Christ.

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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