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Greeting
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,
2To Timothy, a ⚓true son in the faith:
⚓Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
No Other Doctrine
3As I urged you ⚓when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may charge some ⚓that they teach no other doctrine,
4⚓nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.
5Now ⚓the purpose of the commandment is love ⚓from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,
6from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to ⚓idle talk,
7desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.
8But we know that the law is⚓good if one uses it lawfully,
9knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,
11according to the glorious gospel of the ⚓blessed God which was ⚓committed to my trust.
Glory to God for His Grace
12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has ⚓enabled me, ⚓because He counted me faithful, ⚓putting me into the ministry,
13although ⚓I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because ⚓I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14⚓And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, ⚓with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
15⚓This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that ⚓Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
16However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
17Now to ⚓the King eternal, ⚓immortal, ⚓invisible, to God ⚓who alone is wise, ⚓be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Fight the Good Fight
18This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
19having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,
20of whom are ⚓Hymenaeus and ⚓Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to ⚓blaspheme.
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问候
1奉我们的救主上帝，和我们的盼望基督耶稣的命令，作基督耶稣使徒的保罗，
2写信给那因信主作我真儿子的提摩太。愿恩惠、怜悯、平安⚓从父上帝和我们主基督耶稣归给你！
警告虚伪的教义
3我往马其顿去的时候，曾劝你留在以弗所，好嘱咐某些人不可传别的教义，
4也不要听从无稽的传说和冗长的家谱；这样的事只会引起争论，无助于上帝的计划，这计划是凭着信才能了解的。
5但命令的目的就是爱；这爱是出于清洁的心、无愧的良心和无伪的信心。
6有人偏离了这些而转向空谈，
7想要作律法教师，却不明白自己所讲的是什么，也不知道所主张的是什么。
8我们知道，只要人善用律法，律法是好的；
9因为知道律法不是为义人订立的，而是为不法和叛逆的，不虔诚和犯罪的，不圣洁和恋世俗的，弑父母和杀人的，
10犯淫乱和亲男色的，拐卖人口和说谎话的，并起假誓的，或是为任何违背健全教义的事订立的。
11这是按照可称颂、荣耀之上帝交托我的福音说的。
感谢上帝的怜悯
12我感谢那赐给我力量的我们的主基督耶稣，因为他认为我可信任，派我服事他。
13我从前是亵渎、迫害、侮慢上帝的人；然而我还蒙了怜悯，因为我是在不信、不明白的时候做的。
14而且我们的主的恩典格外丰盛，使我在基督耶稣里有信心和爱心。
15这话可信，值得完全接受：“基督耶稣到世上来是要拯救罪人”，而在罪人中我是个罪魁。
16然而，我蒙了怜悯，好让基督耶稣在我这罪魁身上显明他完全的忍耐，给后来信他得永生的人做榜样。
17愿尊贵、荣耀归给永世的君王，那不朽坏、看不见、独一的上帝，直到永永远远。阿们！
18我儿提摩太啊，我照从前指着你的预言把这命令交托你，使你能藉着这些预言打那美好的仗，
19常存信心和无愧的良心。有些人丢弃良心，在信仰上触了礁；
20其中有许米乃和亚历山大，我已经把他们交给撒但，让他们学会不再亵渎。