2 Timotius 1:2-4

1:2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy

1:3 I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, ¹  when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day. ²  1:4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, ³  so that I may be filled with joy.

2 Timotius 1:6

1:6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess ⁴  through the laying on of my hands.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Grk “from my ancestors.”

[1:3]  ² tn Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you…”

[1:4]  ³ tn Grk “longing to see you, remembering your tears” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “that is in you.”