2 Timothy 1:4

Timothy's Spiritual Heritage

³ I thank God, whom I worship and serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day, ⁴ and as I recall your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. ⁵ I remember your sincere and unqualified faith [the surrendering of your entire self to God in Christ with confident trust in His power, wisdom and goodness, a faith] which first lived in [the heart of] your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am confident that it is in you as well.

Filled with Joy

Night and Day

Remembering You

Paul

2 Timothy 4:9

Make every effort to come to me soon;

2 Timothy 4:21

Try your best to come [to me] before winter. Eubulus wishes to be remembered to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.

Philippians 1:8

For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus [whose great love fills me].

Psalm 126:5

They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.

Isaiah 61:3

To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:
To give them a turban instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning],
The oil of joy instead of mourning,
The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.
So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

Jeremiah 31:13

“Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and old, together,
For I will turn their mourning into joy
And will comfort them and make them rejoice after their sorrow.

John 16:22

So for now you are in grief; but I will see you again, and [then] your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away from you your [great] joy.

John 16:24

Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.

Acts 20:19

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came on me because of the plots of the Jews [against me];

Acts 20:31

Therefore be continually alert, remembering that for three years, night or day, I did not stop admonishing and advising each one [of you] with tears.

Acts 20:37-38

And they began to weep openly and threw their arms around Paul’s neck, and repeatedly kissed him,

Romans 1:11

For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift, to strengthen and establish you;

Romans 15:30-32

I urge you, believers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join together with me in your prayers to God in my behalf,

Philippians 2:26

For he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

1 Thessalonians 2:17-1

But since we were taken away from you, believers, for a little while—in person, but not in heart—we endeavored, with great longing to see you face to face.

1 John 1:4

We are writing these things to you so that our joy [in seeing you included] may be made complete [by having you share in the joy of salvation].

Revelation 7:17

for the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will be their Shepherd, and He will guide them to springs of the waters of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes [giving them eternal comfort].”

Revelation 21:4

and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be death; there will no longer be sorrow and anguish, or crying, or pain; for the former order of things has passed away.”