2 Timothy 1:4 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

2 Timothy 1:6 Wherefore, I put thee in remembrance that thou stirre vp the gift of God which is in thee, by the putting on of mine hands.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "desiring", "thee", "mindefull", "teares", and "filled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "desiring" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "I thanke God whom I serue from..." into verse 5's "When I call to remembrance the vnfained...", so "desiring" and "thee" 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 "desiring" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.