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¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, according to a promise of life that [is] in Christ Jesus,

²写信给亲爱的儿子提摩太，愿恩惠、怜悯、平安从父　神和我们的主基督耶稣临到你。

²to Timotheus, beloved child: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord!

³为主作见证不要当作羞耻我感谢　神，就是我像我祖先一样，以清洁的良心所事奉的　神，在祷告中昼夜不断地记念你；

³I am thankful to God, whom I serve from progenitors in a pure conscience, that unceasingly I have remembrance concerning thee in my supplications night and day,

⁴一想起你流的眼泪，我就渴望见你，好叫我满有喜乐。

⁴desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled,

⁵我记得你心里无伪的信心，这信心原先是在你外祖母罗以和你母亲友尼基心里的，我深信也在你的心里。

⁵taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

⁶为了这缘故，我提醒你，要把　神借着我按手给你的恩赐，像火一样再挑旺起来。

⁶For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God that is in thee through the putting on of my hands,

⁷因为　神所赐给我们的，不是胆怯的灵，而是有能力、仁爱、自律的灵。

⁷for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

⁸所以，不要以给我们的主作见证当作羞耻，也不要以我这为主被囚的当作羞耻，却要为了福音的缘故，靠着　神的大能，与我同受磨难。

⁸therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,

⁹　神救了我们，以圣召呼召我们，不是按照我们的行为，却是按照他自己的计划和恩典；这恩典是在永世之先，在基督耶稣里赐给了我们的，

⁹who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

¹⁰但现在借着我们救主基督耶稣的显现，才表明出来。他废掉了死亡，借着福音把生命和不朽彰显出来。

¹⁰and was made manifest now through the manifestation of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who indeed did abolish death, and did enlighten life and immortality through the good news,

¹¹为这福音，我被派作传道的、使徒和教师。

¹¹to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,

¹²为了这缘故，我也受这些苦，但我不以为耻，因为我知道我所信的是谁，也深信他能保守我所交托他的，直到那日。

¹²for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard -- to that day.

¹³你要靠着在基督耶稣里的信心和爱心，常常坚守从我这里听过的话，作为纯正话语的模范；

¹³The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus;

¹⁴又要靠着那住在我们里面的圣灵，保守所交托你的善道。

¹⁴the good thing committed guard thou through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us;

¹⁵你知道所有在亚西亚的人都离弃了我，他们当中有腓吉路和黑摩其尼。

¹⁵thou hast known this, that they did turn from me -- all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes;

¹⁶愿主赐怜悯给阿尼色弗一家的人，因为他多次使我畅快，也不以我的锁链为耻；

¹⁶may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed,

¹⁷他竟然来到罗马，迫切地寻找我，结果找到了。

¹⁷but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;

¹⁸（愿主在那日使他从主那里得着怜悯。）你也清楚知道他在以弗所是怎样多方服事我。

¹⁸may the Lord give to him to find kindness from the Lord in that day; and how many things in Ephesus he did minister thou dost very well know.