2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I keep up a constant remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2to Timothy, my beloved son: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
4earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I might be filled with joy;
Cross References
Acts 22:3I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accurately in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day:
Acts 24:14But this I confess to thee, that after the way which they call a sect, so worship I the God of our ancestors, believing all things that are written in the law, and in the prophets:
Acts 26:4The manner of my life even from my youth, which from its beginning was spent amidst my own nation at Jerusalem, know indeed all the Jews;
Romans 1:8First then I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is proclaimed through the whole world.
2 Corinthians 1:12For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and peculiarly towards you.
Ephesians 1:16have not ceased offering up my praises 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 →