提摩太前書 6
1 凡負軛作奴僕的，應當看自己的主人是配受十分的敬重，免得 神的名和道理被人褻瀆。
2 奴僕有信主的主人，不可因為他們是弟兄而輕看他們；倒要加意服事他們，因為這些受到服事的益處的，是信主蒙愛的人。
敬虔與知足
你要把這些事教導人，勸勉人。3 如果有人傳別的教義，不接受我們的主耶穌基督純正的話語，和那敬虔的道理，4 他是自高自大，一無所知，反而專好問難爭辯，由此產生妒忌、紛爭、毀謗、惡意的猜疑，5 就和那些心術敗壞，喪失真理的人不斷地爭吵。他們視敬虔為得利的門路。6 其實敬虔而又知足，就是得大利的途徑，7 因為我們沒有帶甚麼到世上來，也不能帶甚麼去。8 只要有衣有食，就應當知足。9 但那些想要發財的人，就落在試探中和陷阱裡；又落在許多無知而有害的私慾裡，使人沉淪在敗壞和滅亡中；
10 因為貪財是萬惡之根。有人貪愛錢財，就被引誘離開真道，用許多痛苦把自己刺透了。
要為信仰打那美好的仗
11 但你這屬 神的人啊，應該逃避這些事，要追求公義、敬虔、信心、愛心、忍耐和溫柔。12 要為信仰打那美好的仗，持定永生；你是為這永生而蒙召的，又在許多的證人面前承認過美好的信仰。13 我在賜生命給萬物的 神面前，並那在本丟．彼拉多面前見證過美好的信仰的基督耶穌面前囑咐你，14 你當毫無玷污，無可指摘地持守這命令，直到我們主耶穌基督的顯現。15 到了適當的時候，那可稱頌的、獨一的全能者，萬王之王，萬主之主，必把基督的顯現表明出來。
16 只有他永遠不死，住在不能接近的光裡，沒有人見過他，人也不能看見他。願尊榮和永遠的權能都歸給他。阿們。
17 你要囑咐那些今世富有的人，叫他們不要心高氣傲，也不要寄望在浮動的財富上，卻要仰望那厚賜百物給我們享用的 神。18 又要囑咐他們行善，在善事上富足，慷慨好施。
19 這樣，就為自己在來世積聚財富，作美好的基礎，好叫他們能夠得著那真正的生命。
20 提摩太啊，你要保守所交託你的，避免世俗的空談和冒稱是知識的那種反調；
21 有些人自稱有這知識，就偏離了真道。願恩惠與你們同在。
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
