2 Timothy 1:5 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not giuen to vs the Spirite of feare, but of power, and of loue, and of a sound minde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "call", "remembrance", "vnfained", "thee", "dwelt", "first", and "grandmother". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "call", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Desiring to see thee mindefull of thy..." into verse 6's "Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that...", so "faith" and "call" 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 "faith" and "call" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.