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2 Timothy 1:4New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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4 As I remember your tears, I am longing to see you, so that I may get filled with joy.
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2 Timothy 1:4The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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ἐπιποθῶν σε ἰδεῖν, μεμνημένος σου τῶν δακρύων, ἵνα χαρᾶς πληρωθῶ
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2 Timothy 1:4The Bible in Living English
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4 longing to see you, remembering your tears in order that I may be filled with joy
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2 Timothy 1:4American Standard Version
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4 longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
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2 Timothy 1:4The Emphasized Bible
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4 longing to see thee, Being mindful of thy tears,—In order that with joy I may be filled:
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2 Timothy 1:4King James Version
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4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
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2 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 1New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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As I remember your tears: Paul mentions Timothy’s tears—as well as his own—without a trace of shame. (2Co 2:4; Php 3:18) Paul may have seen Timothy weep during the time they worked together to help fellow believers who were burdened by problems or stricken by tragedy. Timothy may have wept over Paul’s sufferings. (Ro 12:15; 2Ti 3:10, 11) Paul may also have seen Timothy weep when the two of them last parted. (Compare Ac 20:37, 38.) Such tears were a sign that Timothy was a warmhearted, compassionate, and empathetic man.
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