1 Timothy

1凡在轭下作仆人的，当以自己主人配受十分的恭敬，免得 神的名和道理被人亵渎。

2仆人有信道的主人，不可因为与他是弟兄就轻看他；更要加意服事他；因为得服事之益处的，是信道蒙爱的。 假道理和真财富 你要以此教训人，劝勉人。

3若有人传异教，不服从我们主耶稣基督纯正的话与那合乎敬虔的道理，

4他是自高自大，一无所知，专好问难，争辩言词，从此就生出嫉妒、纷争、毁谤、妄疑，

5并那坏了心术、失丧真理之人的争竞。他们以敬虔为得利的门路。

6然而，敬虔加上知足的心便是大利了；

7因为我们没有带什么到世上来，也不能带什么去。

8只要有衣有食，就当知足。

9但那些想要发财的人，就陷在迷惑、落在网罗和许多无知有害的私欲里，叫人沉在败坏和灭亡中。

10贪财是万恶之根。有人贪恋钱财，就被引诱离了真道，用许多愁苦把自己刺透了。

美好的仗

11但你这属 神的人要逃避这些事，追求公义、敬虔、信心、爱心、忍耐、温柔。

12你要为真道打那美好的仗，持定永生。你为此被召，也在许多见证人面前，已经作了那美好的见证。

13我在叫万物生活的 神面前，并在向本丢·彼拉多作过那美好见证的基督耶稣面前嘱咐你：

14要守这命令，毫不玷污，无可指责，直到我们的主耶稣基督显现。

15到了日期，那可称颂、独有权能的万王之王、万主之主，

16就是那独一不死、住在人不能靠近的光里，是人未曾看见、也是不能看见的，要将他显明出来。但愿尊贵和永远的权能都归给他。阿们！

17你要嘱咐那些今世富足的人，不要自高，也不要倚靠无定的钱财；只要倚靠那厚赐百物给我们享受的 神。

18又要嘱咐他们行善，在好事上富足，甘心施舍，乐意供给人，

19为自己积成美好的根基，预备将来，叫他们持定那真正的生命。

20提摩太啊，你要保守所托付你的，躲避世俗的虚谈和那敌真道、似是而非的学问。

21已经有人自称有这学问，就偏离了真道。 愿恩惠常与你们同在！

Serving with Honor

1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.

2Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.

Reject False Doctrines

3If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,

4he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,

5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

Godliness with Contentment

6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

7For we brought nothing into the world, sowe cannot carry anything out of it.

8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Fight the Good Fight

11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

14Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

A Charge to the Rich

17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Guard the Faith

20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”

21which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.