2 Timothy 1:4

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

Updated King James Version

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 pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day;

5When I call to remembrance the sincere faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in you also.

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Cross References

Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Jeremiah 31:13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and 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 have all of you asked nothing in my name: ask, and all of you shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Acts 20:31Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

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

Philippians 1:8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus 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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