提摩太前书 6

1 做奴仆的要全心尊重自己的主人，免得上帝的名和我们的教导被人亵渎。2 若主人是基督徒，做奴仆的不可因为同是信徒就不尊敬自己的主人，反而要更好地服侍他，因为这些接受服侍的人是信徒，是主所爱的。你要教导这些事并勉励众人。

异端与贪财

3 如果有人传的教义不符合我们主耶稣基督纯正的道和敬虔的教导，4 他就是狂妄自大、一无所知。这种人专好问难，争辩字句，结果引起嫉妒、纷争、毁谤和猜忌，5 使那些思想败坏、失去真理的人争论不休，甚至把敬虔当作生财之道。6 其实敬虔和知足才是真正的财富，7 因为我们空手来到世上，也要空手离开。8 只要有吃有穿，就该知足。9 那些渴望发财的人却陷入诱惑、网罗和许多愚蠢有害的欲望中，以致落入败坏和灭亡中。10 贪财是万恶之根，有人因为贪财就离弃了信仰，结果饱尝种种锥心般的痛苦。

保罗对提摩太的嘱咐

11 但你这属上帝的人要远避这些事，要追求公义、敬虔、信心、爱心、忍耐和温柔，12 要为真道打美好的仗，要持定永生。你是为永生蒙召的，并在许多见证人面前做过美好的见证。13 在赐万物生命的上帝面前，也在向本丢·彼拉多做过美好见证的基督耶稣面前，我嘱咐你：14 要遵守这命令，做纯洁无瑕、无可指责的人，一直到我们的主耶稣基督再来。15 到了时候，配得称颂、独有权能的万王之王、万主之主要使基督显现。16 上帝是独一不朽的，住在人不能接近的光中，从来没有人见过祂，也没有人能够看见祂。愿尊贵和永远的权柄都归给祂。阿们！

17 你要劝诫那些今世富足的人不要高傲，也不要冀望于靠不住的钱财，要信靠将万物厚赐给我们享用的上帝。18 你要劝他们多多行善、慷慨施舍、乐意助人。19 这样，他们可以为自己的将来奠定美好的基础，以便持守真正的生命。

20 提摩太啊，你要持守所托付给你的，避开世俗的空谈和那些违背真理、似是而非的学问。

21 有些自称有这种学问的人已经偏离了信仰。
愿恩典与你们同在！

1 Timothy 6

1 Those who are under the yoke as slavest must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will preventt the name of God and Christian teachingt from being discredited.t

2 But those who have believing masters must not show them less respectt because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved.t
Teach them and exhort them about these things.t

Summary of Timothy’s Duties

3 If someone spreads false teachingst and does not agree with sound words (that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness,4 he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,5 and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godlinesss is a way of making a profit.6 Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.7 For we have brought nothing into this world and sos we cannot take a single thing out either.8 But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that.t9 Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

10 For the love of money is the roott of all evils.t Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.
11 But you, as a person dedicated to God,t keep away from all that.t Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.12 Compete wellt for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confessions fort in the presence of many witnesses.13 I charge youst before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confessionts before Pontius Pilate,14 to obeyt this commandts without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ15 – whose appearingt the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.

16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goodst not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain,t but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.18 Tell them to do good,t to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.t

19 In this way they will save upt a treasure for themselves as a firm foundationt for the future and so lay hold oft what is truly life.

Conclusion

20 O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoidt the profane chatter and absurditiest of so-called “knowledge.”t

21 By professing it, some have strayed from the faith.t Grace be with you all.st