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¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

²写信给因信主而作我真儿子的提摩太。愿恩惠、怜悯、平安从父　神和我们的主基督耶稣临到你。

²to Timotheus — genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,

³提防别的教义我往马其顿去的时候，曾经劝你留在以弗所，为要嘱咐某些人，不可传别的教义，

³according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus — I going on to Macedonia — that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

⁴也不可沉迷于无稽之谈和无穷的家谱；这些事只能引起争论，对于　神在信仰上所定的计划是毫无帮助的。

⁴nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: —

⁵这嘱咐的目的是出于爱；这爱是发自纯洁的心、无愧的良心和无伪的信心。

⁵And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

⁶有些人偏离了这些，就转向无意义的辩论，

⁶from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

⁷想要作律法教师，却不明白自己讲的是什么，主张的又是什么。

⁷willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

⁸我们知道律法是好的，只要应用得恰当。

⁸and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully;

⁹要知道律法本来不是为义人设立的，而是为那些无法无天和放荡不羁的、不敬虔和犯罪的、不圣洁和世俗的、弒父母和杀人的、

⁹having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers,

¹⁰淫乱的、亲男色的、拐带人口的、说谎话的、发假誓的，以及为其他抵挡纯正教训的人设立的。

¹⁰whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

¹¹这是照着可称颂的、荣耀的　神所交托我的福音说的。

¹¹according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

¹²基督耶稣降世为要拯救罪人我感谢那赐我能力的、我们的主基督耶稣，因为他认为我有忠心，派我服事他。

¹²And I give thanks to him who enabled me — Christ Jesus our Lord — that he did reckon me stedfast, having put [me] to the ministration,

¹³我从前是亵渎　神的、迫害人的、凌辱人的，然而我还蒙了怜悯，因为我是在不信的时候，由于无知而作的。

¹³who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief,

¹⁴我们主的恩典，随着在基督耶稣里的信心和爱心，在我身上越发增加。

¹⁴and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus:

¹⁵“基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的，是值得完全接纳的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。

¹⁵stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners — first of whom I am;

¹⁶可是，我竟然蒙了怜悯，好让基督耶稣在我这个罪魁身上，显明他完全的忍耐，给后来信他得永生的人作榜样。

¹⁶but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

¹⁷但愿尊贵荣耀归给万世的君王，就是那不朽坏、人不能见、独一的　神，直到永永远远。阿们。

¹⁷and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory — to the ages of the ages! Amen.

¹⁸我儿提摩太啊！我照着从前关于你的预言，把这命令交托你，为的是要叫你借着这些预言打那美好的仗。

¹⁸This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

¹⁹常常存着信心和无愧的良心。有些人丢弃良心，就在信仰上失落了。

¹⁹having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

²⁰他们当中有许米乃和亚历山大，我已经把他们交给撒但，使他们受管教不再亵渎。

²⁰of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.