longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
2 Timothy 1:4 in context
2 Timothy 1:1–7
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
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to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day
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longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;
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having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.
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For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
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For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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