1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 9This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. 10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
11These things command and teach. 12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
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1聖靈明確地說，日後必有人離棄真道，去追隨那些迷惑人的邪靈和鬼魔的學說。 2這些學說是出自假冒偽善的騙子，他們良心喪盡，麻木不仁4·2 「良心喪盡，麻木不仁」希臘文是「良心被烙鐵燙過」。， 3禁止人結婚和吃某些食物。其實那些食物是上帝創造的，為了讓相信並且明白真理的人存感恩的心領受。 4上帝所造的一切都是美好的，若以感恩的心去領受，就無需任何禁忌， 5因為上帝的道和人的禱告可以使食物聖潔。
6你要提醒弟兄姊妹這些事，這樣你就是基督耶穌的好僕人，會不斷地從你所信的真道和所遵行的美好教導上得到造就。
做信徒的榜樣
7但你要棄絕世俗、荒誕的傳說，要訓練自己做個敬虔的人。 8鍛煉體魄益處還少，敬虔生活受益無窮，擁有今生和永世的應許。 9這話真實可信，值得完全接受。 10我們努力奮鬥正是為了這個目的，因為我們的盼望在於永活的上帝。祂是全人類的救主，更是信徒的救主。 11你要吩咐和教導這些事。
12不要因為年輕而叫人小看你，總要在言語、行為、愛心、信心和純潔各方面做信徒的榜樣。 13在我來之前，你要專心宣讀聖經，勉勵會眾，教導真理。 14不要忽略你的恩賜，那是藉著預言在眾長老把手按在你身上時賜給你的。 15你要全心全意地做這些事，讓大家都看到你的長進。 16你要注意自己的言行和教導，要持之以恆。這樣，你不但能救自己，也能救那些聽你教導的人。
