Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy, clearly recalling your sincere faith(A) that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice,(B) and that I am convinced is in you also.

Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze[a] the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.(C)

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:6 Or to rekindle

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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