2 Timothy 1:5
taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled,
Cross References
Psalms 17:1A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
Psalms 22:10On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.
Psalms 77:6I remember my music in the night, With my heart I meditate, and my spirit doth search diligently:
Psalms 86:16Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.
Jeremiah 3:10And even in all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned back unto Me with all her heart, but with falsehood, an affirmation of Jehovah.'
Acts 16:1And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,
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 →