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2 Timothy 1:4 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 1 · verse 4
Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;2 Timothy 1:4 · King James Version
2 Timothy 1:4 in context
2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- desiringepipotheōto long for, desire, to pursue with love, to long after, to lust, harbour forbidden desireG1971 →
- mindfulmnaomaito remind, to be recalled or to return to one's mind, to remind one's self of, to…G3415 →
- filledplēroōto make full, to fill upG4137 →
- tearsdakrya tearG1144 →
- seeeidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- joycharajoy, gladness, the joy received from you, the cause or occasion of joy, of persons who…G5479 →
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Here is, I. The inscription of the epistle Paul calls himself an apostle by the will of God, merely by the good pleasure of God, and by his grace, which he professes himself unworthy of. According to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, or according to the gospel.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5