greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, when I call to remembrance (A)the [a]genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (B)your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. Therefore I remind you (C)to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical

Recalling your tears,(A) I long to see you,(B) so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith,(C) which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice(D) and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.(E)

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