Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
Ver. 4. Being mindful of thy tears] Timothy was a man of many tears, so was David, Paul, Luther, Bradford, of whom it is said, that he did seldom eat but be bedewed his trencher with tears, and that few days passed him without plenty of tears shed before he went to bed:- Αγαθοι δ αριδακρυες ανδρες .