^{3 Ref} I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

^{4 Ref} longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

^{5 Ref} having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.