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热心行善

1你要提醒众人，叫他们顺服作官的、掌权的，遵他的命，预备行各样的善事。

2不要毁谤，不要争竞，总要和平，向众人大显温柔。

3我们从前也是无知、悖逆、受迷惑、服事各样私欲，和宴乐，常存恶毒嫉妒的心，是可恨的，又是彼此相恨。

4但到了 神—我们救主的恩慈和他向人所施的慈爱显明的时候，

5他便救了我们；并不是因我们自己所行的义，乃是照他的怜悯，借着重生的洗和圣灵的更新。

6圣灵就是 神借着耶稣基督—我们救主厚厚浇灌在我们身上的，

7好叫我们因他的恩得称为义，可以凭着永生的盼望成为后嗣。

8这话是可信的。我也愿你把这些事切切实实地讲明，使那些已信 神的人留心做正经事业。这都是美事，并且与人有益。

9要远避无知的辩论和家谱的空谈，以及纷争，并因律法而起的争竞，因为这都是虚妄无益的。

10分门结党的人，警戒过一两次，就要弃绝他。

11因为知道这等人已经背道，犯了罪，自己明知不是，还是去做。

个人的指示和问安

12我打发亚提马或是推基古到你那里去的时候，你要赶紧往尼哥坡里去见我，因为我已经定意在那里过冬。

13你要赶紧给律师西纳和亚波罗送行，叫他们没有缺乏。

14并且我们的人要学习正经事业，预备所需用的，免得不结果子。

15同我在一处的人都问你安。请代问那些因有信心爱我们的人安。愿恩惠常与你们众人同在！

1Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

2to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

3For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

4But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,

5not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

6which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

7that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

8Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

9but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;

11knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being self-condemned.

12When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, give diligence to come unto me to Nicopolis: for there I have determined to winter.

13Set forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

14And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

15All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith. Grace be with you all.