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Eunice and Timothy
How Eunice and Timothy are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Eunice was a parent of Timothy.
Paul names Eunice as the mother of Timothy. Acts says his mother was a Jewess who believed and his father a Greek. Paul traces Timothy's faith to her and to his grandmother Lois.
which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice
2 Timothy 1:5, King James Version
the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek
Acts 16:1, King James Version
Where they cross: 2 Timothy 1:2-5
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Acts 16:1
1Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
2 Timothy 1:2-5
2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
King James Version