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¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus 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 Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and 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，

³As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

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。

⁴neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which 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。

⁵but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;

⁶有些人偏离了这些，就转向无意义的辩论，

⁶from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;

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。

⁷desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

⁸我们知道律法是好的，只要应用得恰当。

⁸But we know that the law is good, if a man uses 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、

⁹as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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。

¹⁰for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

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, which was committed to my trust.

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 thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;

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。

¹³although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly 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。

¹⁴The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which 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。

¹⁵The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

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。

¹⁶However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

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。

¹⁷Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. 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 instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage 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。

¹⁹holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;

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 is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.