提摩太前书 4

谨防伪君子

1 圣灵明确地说，日后必有人离弃真道，去追随那些迷惑人的邪灵和鬼魔的学说。2 这些学说是出自假冒伪善的骗子，他们良心丧尽，麻木不仁t，3 禁止人结婚和吃某些食物。其实那些食物是上帝创造的，为了让相信并且明白真理的人存感谢的心领受。4 上帝所造的一切都是美好的，若以感恩的心去领受，就无需任何禁忌，5 因为上帝的道和人的祷告可以使食物圣洁。

6 你要提醒弟兄姊妹这些事，这样你就是基督耶稣的好仆人，会不断地从你所信的真道和所遵行的美好教导上得到造就。

做信徒的榜样

7 但你要弃绝世俗、荒诞的传说，要训练自己做个敬虔的人。8 锻炼体魄益处还少，敬虔生活受益无穷，拥有今生和永世的应许。9 这话真实可信，值得完全接受。10 我们努力奋斗正是为了这个目的，因为我们的盼望在于永活的上帝。祂是全人类的救主，更是信徒的救主。11 你要吩咐和教导这些事。

12 不要因为年轻而叫人小看你，总要在言语、行为、爱心、信心和纯洁各方面做信徒的榜样。13 在我来之前，你要专心宣读圣经，勉励会众，教导真理。14 不要忽略你的恩赐，那是借着预言在众长老把手按在你身上时赐给你的。15 你要全心全意地做这些事，让大家都看到你的长进。16 你要注意自己的言行和教导，要持之以恒。这样，你不但能救自己，也能救那些听你教导的人。

1 Timothy 4

Timothy’s Ministry in the Later Times

1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselvest with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,t2 influenced by the hypocrisy of liarst whose consciences are seared.ts3 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.4 For every creation of God is good and no foodt is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

5 For it is sanctified by God’s word and by prayer.
6 By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters,t you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.s7 But reject those mythss fit only for the godless and gullible,t and train yourself for godliness.8 For “physical exerciset has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”9 This sayingts is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance.

10 In fact this is whyt we work hard and struggle,s because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people,t especially of believers.
11 Command and teach these things.12 Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness,t and purity.13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture,ts to exhortation, to teaching.14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have,t given to you and confirmed by prophetic wordsts when the elders laid hands on you.t15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.t

16 Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach.t Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.