I remember how you wept (or, cried), and I want to see you very much, because that will make me completely happy. The expression I am reminded is literally “taking remembrance” or “receiving remembrance.” The word for “remembrance” occurs only three times in the New Testament: here and twice in 2 Peter. The verb form means primarily “to recall,” “to cause oneself to remember,” “to think again about something,” “to refresh one’s memory.” In some languages it will be helpful to say “I
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