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照着神的旨意,按着在基督耶稣里的生命应许,做基督耶稣使徒的保罗

致亲爱的儿子提摩太

愿恩典、怜悯、平安从父神和我们的主基督耶稣临到你!

感恩

我在日夜的祈祷中时常想到你,我感谢神,就是我像先祖那样以清白的良心所事奉的那一位。 每当想起你的泪水,我就切切地想去见你,好让我的喜乐得以满足。 我想起你里面那不虚假的信仰,这信仰先是在你外祖母罗伊丝和你母亲犹妮丝里面,我深信也在你里面。

因这理由,我提醒你:要把神的恩赐再如火挑旺起来;这恩赐是藉着我的按手,在你里面的。 实际上,神所赐给我们的,不是胆怯的灵,而是大能、慈爱、自制的灵。

不以福音为耻

所以你不要以有关我们主的见证为耻,也不要以我——这主的囚犯为耻,而要藉着神的大能,为福音与我[a]同受苦难。

神拯救了我们,以神圣的呼唤召了我们,
不是照着我们的行为,而是照着他自己的心意和恩典;
这恩典是在亘古以前,在基督耶稣里赐给我们的,
10 而现在,藉着我们的救主基督耶稣的显现,已经表明出来;
基督一方面废除了死亡,另一方面藉着福音彰显了生命和不朽。

11 为了这福音,我受指派做传道者、使徒和[b]教师。 12 因这理由,我也正在经受这些苦;然而我并不以为耻,因为我知道我信的是谁,也深信他能保守我所受的托付[c],直到那日[d]

忠于信仰

13 你要藉着在基督耶稣里的信和爱,把你从我所听到的健全话语,做为规范好好持守。 14 你要藉着住在我们里面的圣灵,保守那所受的美好托付。 15 你知道,所有在亚细亚省的人都背弃了我,其中有弗格洛斯赫莫杰尼 16 愿主施怜悯给奥尼斯弗罗的家人,因为他多次使我神清气爽,也没有以我的锁链为耻; 17 相反,他一到罗马,就殷切地寻找我,并且找到了。 18 愿主使他在那日子得到主的怜悯!至于他在以弗所的一切服事工作,你知道得更清楚。

Footnotes

  1. 提摩太后书 1:8 与我——辅助词语。
  2. 提摩太后书 1:11 有古抄本附“外邦人的”。
  3. 提摩太后书 1:12 我所受的托付——或译作“我所托付他的”。
  4. 提摩太后书 1:12 日——指“基督再来的日子”。

我保羅奉上帝的旨意,按照在基督耶穌裡所應許的生命作基督耶穌的使徒, 寫信給我親愛的兒子提摩太。

願父上帝和我們的主基督耶穌的恩典、憐憫和平安臨到你!

勉勵忠心事奉

我日夜不停地為你禱告,對我效法祖先用清潔的良心事奉的上帝充滿了感恩。 每逢想起你流淚的情形,我就渴望見你,好使我的心充滿喜樂。 我記得你那真誠無偽的信心。你外祖母羅以和你母親友妮基首先有了這信心,我深信你也有。 因此我提醒你,要把上帝在我把手按在你身上時賜給你的恩賜充分發揮出來。 因為上帝賜給我們的不是懦弱的心,而是剛強、仁愛、自律的心。

所以,你不要羞於為我們的主做見證,也不要以我這為主被囚的人為恥,要靠著上帝的能力和我一同為福音受苦。 上帝拯救了我們,並呼召我們過聖潔的生活,不是因為我們的行為,而是出於祂的旨意和恩典。早在萬古以前,祂就在基督耶穌裡把這恩典賜給我們了, 10 如今藉著我們救主基督耶穌的降世顯明了出來。基督已經消滅了死亡,藉著福音將不朽的生命彰顯了出來。

11 我為了這福音受委派做傳道人、使徒和教師。 12 我因此而遭受這些苦難,但我不以為恥,因為我知道我所信的是誰,也深信祂能保守祂所託付我的[a],一直到那日[b] 13 你要以在基督耶穌裡的信心和愛心,把從我這裡聽到的正確教導當作典範遵守, 14 要靠著住在我們裡面的聖靈牢牢守住交託給你的美善之道。

15 你知道幾乎所有亞細亞的人都離棄了我,其中包括腓吉路和黑摩其尼。 16 願主憐憫阿尼色弗一家人,他常常鼓勵我,不以我被囚禁為恥。 17 他在羅馬的時候千方百計尋訪我的下落,直到找著我為止。 18 你很清楚,他從前在以弗所怎樣在各個方面服侍我。願主再來時格外地憐憫他。

Footnotes

  1. 1·12 祂所託付我的」又可翻譯為「我所信託祂的」。
  2. 1·12 那日」指保羅站在基督面前交帳的日子。

我,保罗,奉上帝的意旨,成为基督耶稣的一名使徒,就基督耶稣里生命的应许之事, 致信给亲爱的儿子提摩太。愿父上帝和我们主基督耶稣的恩典、怜悯与和平属于你。

感谢与鼓励

我感谢上帝,我就像祖先一样用清白的良心侍奉他,我在日夜的祈祷中,总是想起你。 一想起你为我流的泪,我就渴望见到你,好让我能够充满快乐。 我想起你真诚的信仰,这信仰起初属于你祖母罗以和你母亲友妮基,我相信现在你也有了这信仰。 所以我提醒你,当我把手放在你身上 [a]时,你从上帝那里领受到的恩赐像火一样燃烧不熄。 因为上帝赋给我们灵,不是让我们胆怯,而是让我们充满力量、充满爱心和自律。

不要以为我们的主作见证为耻,也不要因为我为他成了囚徒而感到羞耻。凭上帝赋予你的力量,和我一起为福音共患难吧。 他拯救了我们,召唤我们去过神圣的生活,这不是因为我们的行为,而是出于他自己的目的和恩典,这恩典是他在时间开始之前就在基督耶稣里赐给了我们。 10 只不过,现在通过我们的救世主基督耶稣的降临而显示给了我们。他消灭了死亡,并且通过福音揭示了生命和不朽。 11 为了传播福音,我被任命为传教士、使徒和老师, 12 我因此才忍受这些苦难。不过我不感到羞耻,因为我了解他,我把希望寄托在他身上,并且坚信他能保护他托付给我的一切,直到那一天的到来。 13 要遵守你从我这里听到的教导并奉为准则,要怀着对基督耶稣的爱心和信仰去做这些事。 14 要通过生活在我们心中的圣灵,守卫这珍贵的信任。

15 正如你所知,所有的亚西亚省人,包括腓吉路和黑摩其尼人都抛弃了我。 16 愿主怜悯阿尼色弗一家人,因为他曾多次安慰我,并不因为我成为阶下囚而感到耻辱。 17 相反,他一到罗马就四处寻找我,直到找到我为止。 18 愿主在那天(基督审判世界并和他的子民共同生活的那天。)许给他怜悯。你很清楚我在以弗所时他在各方面是怎样为我服务的。

Footnotes

  1. 提 摩 太 後 書 1:6 手放在你们身上: 表示保罗有来自上帝的力量,给了提摩太特殊的祝福。

Salutation

From Paul,[a] an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise[b] of life in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy

I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did,[c] when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.[d] As I remember your tears, I long to see you,[e] so that I may be filled with joy. I recall[f] your sincere faith[g] that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure[h] is in you.

Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess[i] through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a Spirit[j] of fear but of power and love and self-control. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord[k] or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by[l] God’s power accept your share of suffering[m] for the gospel. He is the one who saved us[n] and called us with a holy calling, not based on[o] our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,[p] 10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He[q] has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel! 11 For this gospel[r] I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.[s] 12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do.[t] But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set[u] and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me[v] until that day.[w] 13 Hold to the standard[x] of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.[y] 14 Protect that good thing[z] entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia[aa] deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.[ab] 17 But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day![ac] And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.[ad]

Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:1 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
  2. 2 Timothy 1:1 tn Grk “for the promise…” or possibly “in accordance with the promise…”
  3. 2 Timothy 1:3 tn Grk “from my ancestors.”
  4. 2 Timothy 1:3 tn Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you…”
  5. 2 Timothy 1:4 tn Grk “longing to see you, remembering your tears” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  6. 2 Timothy 1:5 tn Grk “recalling” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  7. 2 Timothy 1:5 tn Grk “the sincere faith in you.”
  8. 2 Timothy 1:5 tn Or “convinced.”
  9. 2 Timothy 1:6 tn Grk “that is in you.”
  10. 2 Timothy 1:7 tn Or “a spirit,” denoting the human personality under the Spirit’s influence as in 1 Cor 4:21; Gal 6:1; 1 Pet 3:4. But the reference to the Holy Spirit at the end of this section (1:14) makes it likely that it begins this way also, so that the Holy Spirit is the referent.
  11. 2 Timothy 1:8 tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”
  12. 2 Timothy 1:8 tn Or “according to.”
  13. 2 Timothy 1:8 tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”
  14. 2 Timothy 1:9 tn More literally, “who saved us,” as a description of God in v. 8. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  15. 2 Timothy 1:9 tn Or “according to,” or “by.”
  16. 2 Timothy 1:9 tn Grk “before eternal times.”
  17. 2 Timothy 1:10 tn Grk “having broken…and having brought…” (describing Christ). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here (and at the beginning of v. 11) in the translation.
  18. 2 Timothy 1:11 tn Grk “for which.”
  19. 2 Timothy 1:11 tc Most mss (א2 C D F G Ψ 1241 1505 1739 1881 M al latt sy co) have ἐθνῶν (ethnōn, “of the Gentiles”) after “teacher” (διδάσκαλος [didaskalos ]). The shorter reading has poorer external credentials (א* A I 1175), though codex 33 has a reading apparently generated from διδάσκαλος alone (διάκονος (diakonos, “servant”]). The “teacher” without adjunct is preferred both because ἐθνῶν probably represents a gloss added by scribes familiar with 1 Tim 2:7 and because there is no easy explanation for the omission of ἐθνῶν if it were original here.
  20. 2 Timothy 1:12 tn Grk “suffer these things.”
  21. 2 Timothy 1:12 tn Or “in whom I have believed.”
  22. 2 Timothy 1:12 sn What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.
  23. 2 Timothy 1:12 sn That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).
  24. 2 Timothy 1:13 tn Or “pattern.”
  25. 2 Timothy 1:13 tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”sn With the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This describes the manner in which Timothy must hold to the standard (similar to Paul’s call for him to give attention to his life and his teaching in 1 Tim 4:11-16).
  26. 2 Timothy 1:14 sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).
  27. 2 Timothy 1:15 tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia. The Roman province of Asia made up about one-third of modern Asia Minor and was on the western side of it. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.
  28. 2 Timothy 1:16 tn Grk “my chain.”
  29. 2 Timothy 1:18 sn That day is a reference to the day when Onesiphorus (v. 16) stands before Christ to give account for his service (cf. v. 12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).
  30. 2 Timothy 1:18 tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”