Bible verse
Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
2 Timothy 1:4 · BSB
The verses around it, from 2 Timothy 1.
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
KJV
Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
ASV
longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
ERV
longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
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