2 Timothy 1:4

and I desire to see thee, and I call to mind thy tears; that I may be filled with joy,

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I continually remember thee in my prayers, by night and by day:

5by the recollection which I have, by thy genuine faith, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and also, I am persuaded, in thee.

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Cross References

John 16:24Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye will receive; that your joy may be complete.

Acts 20:31Therefore be ye vigilant; and remember, that for three years I ceased not to admonish each one of you, by day and by night, with tears.

Romans 1:11For I long much to see you; and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit, whereby ye may be established;

Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how I love you in the bowels of Jesus the Messiah.

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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