¹凡负轭作奴仆的，应当看自己的主人是配受十分的敬重，免得　神的名和道理被人亵渎。

¹As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;

²奴仆有信主的主人，不可因为他们是弟兄而轻看他们；倒要加意服事他们，因为这些受到服事的益处的，是信主蒙爱的人。你要把这些事教导人，劝勉人。

²and those having believing masters, let them not slight [them], because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;

³敬虔与知足如果有人传别的教义，不接受我们的主耶稣基督纯正的话语，和那敬虔的道理，

³if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words — those of our Lord Jesus Christ — and to the teaching according to piety,

⁴他是自高自大，一无所知，反而专好问难争辩，由此产生妒忌、纷争、毁谤、恶意的猜疑，

⁴he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

⁵就和那些心术败坏，丧失真理的人不断地争竞。他们视敬虔为得利的门路。

⁵wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

⁶其实敬虔而又知足，就是得大利的途径，

⁶but it is great gain — the piety with contentment;

⁷因为我们没有带什么到世上来，也不能带什么去。

⁷for nothing did we bring into the world — [it is] manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;

⁸只要有衣有食，就应当知足。

⁸but having food and raiment — with these we shall suffice ourselves;

⁹但那些想要发财的人，就落在试探中和陷阱里；又落在许多无知而有害的私欲里，使人沉沦在败坏和灭亡中；

⁹and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

¹⁰因为贪财是万恶之根。有人贪爱钱财，就被引诱离开真道，用许多痛苦把自己刺透了。

¹⁰for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

¹¹要为信仰打那美好的仗但你这属　神的人啊，应该逃避这些事，要追求公义、敬虔、信心、爱心、忍耐和温柔。

¹¹and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

¹²要为信仰打那美好的仗，持定永生；你是为这永生而蒙召的，又在许多的证人面前承认过美好的信仰。

¹²be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.

¹³我在赐生命给万物的　神面前，并那在本丢．彼拉多面前见证过美好的信仰的基督耶稣面前嘱咐你，

¹³I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,

¹⁴你当毫无玷污，无可指摘地持守这命令，直到我们主耶稣基督的显现。

¹⁴that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁵到了适当的时候，那可称颂的、独一的全能者，万王之王，万主之主，必把基督的显现表明出来。

¹⁵which in His own times He shall shew — the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

¹⁶只有他永远不死，住在不能接近的光里，没有人见过他，人也不能看见他。愿尊荣和永远的权能都归给他。阿们。

¹⁶who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom [is] honour and might age-during! Amen.

¹⁷你要嘱咐那些今世富有的人，叫他们不要心高气傲，也不要寄望在浮动的财富上，却要仰望那厚赐百物给我们享用的　神。

¹⁷Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; —

¹⁸又要嘱咐他们行善，在善事上富足，慷慨好施。

¹⁸to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

¹⁹这样，就为自己在来世积聚财富，作美好的基础，好叫他们能够得着那真正的生命。

¹⁹treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.

²⁰提摩太啊，你要保守所交托你的，避免世俗的空谈和冒称是知识的那种反调；

²⁰O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

²¹有些人自称有这知识，就偏离了真道。愿恩惠与你们同在。

²¹which certain professing — concerning the faith did swerve; the grace [is] with you. Amen.