2 Timothy 1:3 (GNV)

Passage

I thanke God, whom I serue from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I haue remembrance of thee in my praiers night and day,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:1 Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Iesus,

2 Timothy 1:2 To Timotheus my beloued sonne: Grace, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from Iesus Christ our Lord.

2 Timothy 1:3 I thanke God, whom I serue from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I haue remembrance of thee in my praiers night and day,

2 Timothy 1:4 Desiring to see thee, mindefull of thy teares, that I may be filled with ioy:

2 Timothy 1:5 When I call to remembrance the vnfained faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and am assured that it dwelleth in thee also.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thanke", "serue", "mine", "elders", "pure", "conscience", "without", and "ceasing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thanke" and "serue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "To Timotheus my beloued sonne Grace mercie..." into verse 4's "Desiring to see thee mindefull of thy...", so "thanke" and "serue" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thanke" and "serue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.