2 Timothy 1:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

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  • 2 Tim 4:9 : 9 Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings Make every effort to come to me soon.
  • 2 Tim 4:21 : 21 Make every effort to come before winter. Greetings to you from Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters.
  • Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Thess 2:17-3:1 : 17 Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person. 18 For we wanted to come to you(I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us. 19 For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you? 20 For you are our glory and joy! 1 So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens alone.
  • Phil 2:26 : 26 Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.
  • 1 John 1:4 : 4 Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
  • Rev 21:4 : 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more– or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.”
  • Ps 126:5 : 5 Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.
  • Isa 61:3 : 3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.
  • Jer 31:13 : 13 The LORD says,“At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.
  • John 16:22 : 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
  • John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.
  • Acts 20:19 : 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.
  • Acts 20:31 : 31 Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.
  • Acts 20:37-38 : 37 They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him, 38 especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
  • Rom 1:11 : 11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
  • Rom 15:30-32 : 30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf. 31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

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  • 2 Tim 1:5-6
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    5 I recall your sincere faith that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure is in you.

    6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.

  • 1 Thess 3:6
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    6 But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!

  • Rom 1:9-12
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    9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

    10 and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

    11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

    12 that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

  • 2 Tim 1:3
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    3 Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.

  • Phil 1:7-8
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    7 For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.

    8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

  • Phil 1:3-4
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    3 Prayer for the Church I thank my God every time I remember you.

    4 I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

  • Phlm 1:4-8
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    4 Thanks for Philemon’s Love and Faith I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,

    5 because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

    6 I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.

    7 I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

    8 Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 2 Cor 2:3-4
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    3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

    4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

  • 1 Thess 3:10
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    10 We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12 Conclusion Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  • Rom 15:23
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    23 But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

  • Phil 2:28
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    28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17 Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.

  • Phil 1:26
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    26 so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

  • Phil 4:10
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    10 Appreciation for Support I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me.(Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

  • 3 John 1:3-4
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    3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth.

    4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.

  • Col 2:1
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    1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13 I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

  • Eph 1:15-16
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    15 Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

    16 I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.

  • 2 Tim 1:18
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    18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

  • Phil 2:26
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    26 Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.

  • Phil 4:1
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    1 Christian Practices So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

  • 2 Tim 4:9
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    9 Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings Make every effort to come to me soon.

  • Phlm 1:20
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    20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

  • 2 Pet 1:15
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    15 Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4 A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

  • 2 Cor 7:15
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    15 And his affection for you is much greater when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

  • Col 1:4
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    4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3 because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Phil 2:18-19
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    18 And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

    19 Models for Ministry Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

  • 3 John 1:14
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    14 But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face.

  • 2 Cor 2:8
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    8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16 and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • 2 Cor 7:7
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    7 We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

  • 2 John 1:4
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    4 I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded us.

  • Gal 4:18
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    18 However, it is good to be sought eagerly for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

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