¹如何处事待人

¹An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

²劝年老的妇人好像劝母亲；存着纯洁的心，劝青年女子好像劝姊妹。

²aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters — in all purity;

³要敬重供养那些无依无靠的寡妇。

³honour widows who are really widows;

⁴寡妇若有儿孙，就应当让儿孙先在自己家里学习孝道，报答亲恩，因为这在　神面前是蒙悦纳的。

⁴and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

⁵那无依无靠独居的寡妇，她们仰望　神，昼夜不住地祈求祷告。

⁵And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

⁶寡妇若奢侈宴乐，虽然活着也是死的。

⁶and she who is given to luxury, living — hath died;

⁷这些事你要嘱咐她们，使她们无可指摘。

⁷and these things charge, that they may be blameless;

⁸人若连自己的家人也不供养，就是背弃信仰，比不信的人还不如。

⁸and if any one for his own — and especially for those of the household — doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

⁹寡妇登记，年纪必须到达六十岁，只作过一个丈夫的妻子，

⁹A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,

¹⁰并且要有善行的见证：就如养育儿女，接待客旅，替圣徒洗脚，救济困苦的人，尽力行各样的善事等。

¹⁰in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints` feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;

¹¹至于年轻的寡妇，不要给她们登记，因为她们一旦情欲冲动而背弃基督的时候，就想结婚。

¹¹and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,

¹²她们被定罪，是因为丢弃了起初的信誓。

¹²having judgment, because the first faith they did cast away,

¹³同时，她们懒惰惯了，挨家闲游；不但懒惰，而且好说闲话，好管闲事，说不该说的话。

¹³and at the same time also, they learn [to be] idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;

¹⁴因此，我愿年轻的寡妇结婚，生儿育女，管理家务，不给敌人有辱骂的机会；

¹⁴I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

¹⁵因为有些人已经转去跟从撒但了。

¹⁵for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.

¹⁶如果信主的妇女家中有寡妇，她就应该救济她们，不要让教会受累。这样，教会就可以救济那些无依无靠的寡妇了。

¹⁶If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.

¹⁷那些善于治理教会的长老，尤其是那些在讲道和教导上劳苦的长老，你们应当看他们是配受加倍的敬重和供奉的。

¹⁷The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

¹⁸因为经上说：“牛踹谷的时候，不可笼住它的嘴。”又说：“作工的配得工价。”

¹⁸for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,` and `Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.`

¹⁹控诉长老的事，除非有两三个证人，否则不要受理。

¹⁹Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses.

²⁰常常犯罪的，你要当众责备他们，使其余的人也有所惧怕。

²⁰Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear;

²¹我在　神和基督耶稣以及蒙拣选的天使面前叮嘱你，要毫无成见地持守这些话，行事也不要偏心。

²¹I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

²²不要匆匆忙忙地替别人按手，也不要在别人的罪上有分，要保守自己清洁。

²²Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;

²³因为你的胃不好，而且身体常常软弱，不要单单喝水，可以稍微用点酒。

²³no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

²⁴有些人的罪是明显的，就先受审判；有些人的罪是后来才显露出来的。

²⁴of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;

²⁵照样，善行也是明显的，就算不明显，也不能隐藏。

²⁵in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.