1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ, according to {the} command of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,

2 to Timotheus, {my} true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, {when I was} going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,

4 nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than {further} God's dispensation, which {is} in faith.

5 But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

6 which {things} some having missed, have turned aside to vain discourse,

7 desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they {so} strenuously affirm.

8 Now we know that the law {is} good if any one uses it lawfully,

9 knowing this, that law has not its application to a righteous person, but to {the} lawless and insubordinate, to {the} impious and sinful, to {the} unholy and profane, to smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers; to murderers,

10 fornicators, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, perjurers; and if any other thing is opposed to sound teaching,

11 according to the glad tidings of the glory of the blessed God, with which *I* have been entrusted.

12 {And} I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, that he has counted me faithful, appointing to ministry him

13 who before was a blasphemer and persecutor, and an insolent overbearing {man}: but mercy was shewn me because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.

14 But the grace of our Lord surpassingly over-abounded with faith and love, which {is} in Christ Jesus.

15 Faithful {is} the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom *I* am {the} first.

16 But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, {the} first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal.

17 Now to the King of the ages, {the} incorruptible, invisible, only God, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.

18 This charge, {my} child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,

19 maintaining faith and a good conscience; which {last} some, having put away, have made shipwreck as to faith;

20 of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to blaspheme.

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。