1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;

2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,

4 Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;

5 But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

6 From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;

7 Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.

8 We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,

9 With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,

10 For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,

11 Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care.

12 I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,

13 Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

14 And the grace of our Lord was very great, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:

16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

17 Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.

18 This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,

19 Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:

20 Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given up to Satan, so that they may say no more evil words against God.

1 奉我们的救主 神， 和我们的盼望基督耶稣的命令， 作基督耶稣使徒的保罗，

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。

3 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，

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。

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。

6 有些人偏离了这些， 就转向无意义的辩论，

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。

8 我们知道律法是好的， 只要应用得恰当。

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、

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。

11 这是照着可称颂的、荣耀的 神所交托我的福音说的。

12 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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。