提摩太前书 6
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
尊敬主人
6 凡是负轭做奴仆的，应该看自己的主人配受十分尊重，免得神的名和神的教导受到亵渎。 2 如果奴仆的主人是信徒，不可因为主人是弟兄就轻看他们；反而倒要服事他们，因为从这样的美事而得益处的，是信徒、是蒙爱的人。
错误的教导与人的贪心
你要教导、劝勉这些事。 3 如果有人传讲别的教义，不符合我们主耶稣基督的健全话语以及那合乎敬神的教导， 4 那么他就成了自以为是的人，什么都不知道，只对辩论和言词上的争执有病态的嗜好，由此引发嫉妒、纷争、毁谤、恶意的猜疑； 5 他在那些理性败坏、丧失真理、以为敬神是得利之道的人中，引发无休止的争吵。[a] 6 其实敬神加上知足，才是极大的得利之道。
7 实际上，我们没有带什么到世上来，[b]也不能带什么去。
8 不过有了吃的、穿的，我们将以此为满足。
9 至于那些想发财的人就会陷入试探、网罗以及很多无知有害的欲望里；这些欲望使人沉溺在败坏和灭亡[c]中。 10 要知道，贪爱金钱是万恶之根；有些人恋慕金钱，就被迷惑而离开了信仰，用很多苦痛把自己刺透了。
打美好的仗
11 至于你，哦，属神的人哪，你要逃避这些事！
你要追求公义、敬神、信仰、
爱心、忍耐、温柔，
12 要为信仰打那美好的仗，
要抓住永恒的生命。
你正是为此蒙召的，
并且在许多见证人面前
做了美好的告白。
13 我在那赐生命给万物的神面前，并在那曾经向本丢彼拉多见证了美好告白的基督耶稣面前吩咐你： 14 要毫无玷污、无可指责地遵守这命令，直到我们主耶稣基督的显现。 15 在所定的时候[d]，他将要显明出来
他就是那当受称颂的、独一的全能者，
万王之王、万主之主，
16 就是那独一不朽的、
住在人所不能靠近的光里，
没有人见过、也没有人能看见的那一位。
愿尊贵和永恒的权能都归于他！
阿们。
有关富人的教导
17 对那些今世富有的人，你当吩咐他们不可高傲自大，也不可把盼望寄托在靠不住的财富上，而要寄托在神[e]身上，神把万物丰丰富富地赐给我们享受。 18 你要吩咐他们常行美善，在美好行为上富足，慷慨施舍，乐意分享； 19 为着那将要来临的，给自己积存美好的基础，使他们抓住那真正的[f]生命。
忠于所托
20 哦，提摩太呀！你要保守那所受的托付，避开那些不敬神的空谈和假冒知识之名的反对论。 21 有些人自称有这些“知识”，就在信仰上偏离了。
Footnotes
- 提摩太前书 6:5 有古抄本附“你要避开这种人。”
- 提摩太前书 6:7 有古抄本附“明显地，”。
- 提摩太前书 6:9 灭亡——或译作“沉沦”。
- 提摩太前书 6:15 所定的时候——原文直译“自己的时候”。
- 提摩太前书 6:17 神——有古抄本作“永生的神”。
- 提摩太前书 6:19 真正的——有古抄本作“永恒的”。
- 提摩太前书 6:21 你们——有古抄本作“你”。
- 提摩太前书 6:21 有古抄本附“阿们。”
1 Timothy 6
1599 Geneva Bible
6 1 He showeth the duty of servants: 10 and what a mischievous evil coveteousness is: 13 and having spoken somewhat of rich men, he once again forbiddeth Timothy, 20 to cumber himself with vain babblings.
1 Let [a]as many servants as are under the yoke, count their masters worthy of all honor, [b]that the Name of God, and his doctrine be not evil spoken of.
2 [c]And they which have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren, but rather do service, because they are faithful, and beloved, and [d]partakers of the benefit. [e]These things teach and exhort.
3 [f]If any man teach otherwise, and consenteth not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,
4 He is puffed up and knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions and [g]strive of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
5 Froward [h]disputations of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, which think that gain is godliness: from such separate thyself.
6 [i]But godliness is great gain, if a man be content with that he hath.
7 [j]For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certain, that we can carry nothing out.
8 Therefore when we have food and raiment, let us therewith be content.
9 [k]For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction.
10 For the desire of money is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after they erred from the faith, and [l]pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11 [m]But thou, O [n]man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness.
12 Fight the good fight of faith: lay hold of eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
13 (A)[o]I charge thee in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Jesus Christ, which under Pontius Pilate (B)witnessed a good confession.
14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, and unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Which in due time he shall show, that is (C)[p] blessed and Prince only, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
16 Who only hath immortality, and dwelleth in the light that none can attain unto, (D)whom never man saw, neither can see, unto whom be honor and power everlasting, Amen.
17 [q]Charge them that are rich in [r]this world, that they be not high minded, and that they (E)trust not in uncertain riches, but in the [s]living God, (which giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy.)
18 That they do good, and be rich in good works, and be ready to distribute, and communicate,
19 (F)[t]Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may obtain eternal life.
20 [u]O Timothy, keep that which is committed unto thee, and avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called,
21 Which while some [v]profess, they have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee, Amen.
¶The first Epistle to Timothy, written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 6:1 He addeth also rules for the servants’ duty towards their masters: whereupon no doubt there were many questions then moved by them which took occasion by the Gospel to trouble the common state. And this is the first rule: Let servants that are come to the faith, and have infidels to their masters, serve them notwithstanding with great fidelity.
- 1 Timothy 6:1 The reason: lest God should seem by the Doctrine of the Gospel to stir up men to rebellion and all wickedness.
- 1 Timothy 6:2 The second rule: Let not servants that are come to the faith, and have also masters of the same profession and religion, abuse the name of brotherhood, but let them so much the rather obey them.
- 1 Timothy 6:2 Let this be sufficient, that as touching those things which pertain to everlasting life, they are partakers of the same good will and love of God, as their masters themselves are.
- 1 Timothy 6:2 A general conclusion, that these things ought not only to be simply taught, but must with exhortations be diligently beaten into their heads.
- 1 Timothy 6:3 He condemneth severely, and excommunicateth or casteth out of the Church as proud men, such as content not themselves with Christ’s doctrine, (that is to say, the doctrine of godliness) but weary both themselves and others in vain questions, (for all other things are vain) because they content not themselves in Christ’s doctrine: and as lying deceivers, because they savor or sound of nothing but vanity: as mad men, because they trouble themselves so much in matters of nothing: as mischievous plagues, for that they cause great contentions, and corrupt men’s minds and judgment: to be short, as profane and wicked, because they abuse the precious name of godliness and religion to filthy lucre.
- 1 Timothy 6:4 Striving about words, and not about matter: and by words he meaneth all those things which have no pith in them, and whereby we can reap no profit.
- 1 Timothy 6:5 Such as we see in those shameless schools of Popery, which are nothing else but vain babbling and prating.
- 1 Timothy 6:6 He turneth away fitly the name of gain and lucre, confessing that godliness is great gain, but far after another sort, to wit, because it bringeth true sufficience.
- 1 Timothy 6:7 He mocketh their folly, which do so greedily gape after frail things, that they can in no wise be satisfied, and yet notwithstanding they cannot enjoy that excess.
- 1 Timothy 6:9 He frayeth Timothy from covetousness after another sort, to wit, because it draweth with it an infinite sort of lusts, and those very hurtful, wherewith covetous men do torment themselves so far forth, that in the end they cast away from them their faith and salvation.
- 1 Timothy 6:10 Sorrow and grief do as it were pierce through the mind of man, and are the harvest and true fruits of covetousness.
- 1 Timothy 6:11 A peculiar exhortation to divers virtues, wherewith it behooveth the Pastors especially to be furnished.
- 1 Timothy 6:11 Whom the Spirit of God ruleth.
- 1 Timothy 6:13 A most earnest request and charge, to observe and keep all the premises faithfully, with our eyes set upon the coming of Jesus Christ, whose glory we have to set against the vain glistering of this world, and his power, against all the terrors of the wicked.
- 1 Timothy 6:15 He heapeth many words together, to one purpose: whereby he voucheth the power of God, which if we stick fast unto, we shall not be moved out of our standings.
- 1 Timothy 6:17 He addeth for an overplus as it were a sharp admonition to the rich, that they chiefly take heed of two mischiefs, to wit, of pride, and deceitful hope, against which he setteth three excellent virtues, hope in the living God, liberality towards their neighbor, and gentle conditions.
- 1 Timothy 6:17 In things pertaining to this life, with whom those men are compared which are rich in good works.
- 1 Timothy 6:17 Who only is, and that everlasting: for he setteth the frail nature of riches against God.
- 1 Timothy 6:19 The praise of liberality by the effects thereof: because it is a sure testimony of the Spirit of God which dwelleth in us, and therefore of the salvation that shall be given us.
- 1 Timothy 6:20 He rehearseth the chiefest of all the former exhortations, which ought to be deeply imprinted in the minds of all ministers of the word, to wit, that they eschew all vain babblings of sophistry and continue in the simplicity of sincere doctrine.
- 1 Timothy 6:21 Not only in word, but also in countenance and gesture: to be short, while their behavior was such that even when they held their peace, they would make men believe their heads were occupied about nothing but high and weighty matters, even then they erred concerning the faith.
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