提摩太前书 6
1 凡负轭作奴隶的，要认为自己的主人配受各样的尊敬，免得上帝的名和教导被人亵渎。 2 奴隶若有信主的主人，不可因他是主内弟兄就轻看他们，更要越发服侍他们，因为得到服侍的益处的正是信徒，是蒙爱的人。
假教导和真财富
你要教导人和劝勉这些事。
3 若有人传别的教义，不符合我们主耶稣基督纯正的话语与合乎敬虔的教导， 4 他是自高自大，一无所知，专好争辩，擅于舌战，因而生出嫉妒、纷争、毁谤、恶意猜疑， 5 和心术不正与丧失真理的人不停地争吵，以敬虔为得利的门路。 6 其实，敬虔加上知足就是大利。
7 因为我们没有带什么到世上来， 也不能带什么去；
8 只要有衣有食， 我们就该知足。
9 但那些想要发财的人就陷在诱惑、罗网和许多无知有害的欲望中，使人沉沦，以致败坏和灭亡。 10 贪财是万恶之根。有人因贪恋钱财而背离信仰，用许多愁苦把自己刺透了。
美好的仗
11 但你这属上帝的人哪，要逃避这些事；要追求公义、敬虔、信心、爱心、忍耐、温柔。 12 你要为信仰打那美好的仗；要持定永生，你为此被召，也已经在许多见证人面前作了那美好的见证。 13 我在那赐生命给万物的上帝面前，并在向本丢．彼拉多作过那美好见证的基督耶稣面前嘱咐你t： 14 要守这命令，毫不玷污，无可指责，直到我们的主耶稣基督显现。 15 到了适当的时候都要显明出来：
他是那可称颂、独一的权能者，
万王之王，
万主之主，
16 就是那独一不死、 住在人不能靠近的光里， 是人未曾看见，也是不能看见的。 愿尊贵和永远的权能都归给他。阿们！
17 至于那些今世富足的人，你要嘱咐他们不要自高，也不要倚赖靠不住的钱财；要倚靠那厚赐万物给我们享受的上帝。 18 又要嘱咐他们行善，在好事上富足，甘心施舍，乐意分享， 19 为自己积存财富，而为将来打美好的根基，好使他们能把握那真正的生命。
20 提摩太啊，要持守所给你的托付。要躲避世俗的空谈和那假冒知识的矛盾言论。 21 有人自称有这知识而偏离了信仰。 愿恩惠与你们同在！
1 TIMOTHY 6
1 If you are a slave, you should respect and honor your owner. This will keep people from saying bad things about God and about our teaching.
2 If any of you slaves have owners who are followers, you should show them respect. After all, they are also followers of Christ, and he loves them. So you should serve and help them the best you can.False Teaching and //True Wealth
These are the things you must teach and tell the people to do. 3 Anyone who teaches something different disagrees with the correct and godly teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 Those people who disagree are proud of themselves, but they don't really know a thing. Their minds are sick, and they like to argue over words. They cause jealousy, disagreements, unkind words, evil suspicions,
5 and nasty quarrels. They have wicked minds and have missed out on the truth.
These people think religion is supposed to make you rich. 6 And religion does make your life rich, by making you content with what you have. 7 We didn't bring anything into this world, and we won'tt take anything with us when we leave. 8 So we should be satisfied just to have food and clothes. 9 People who want to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and traps. They are caught by foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them.
10 The love of money causes all kinds of trouble. Some people want money so much they have given up their faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.Fighting a Good Fight //for the Faith
11 Timothy, you belong to God, so keep away from all these evil things. Try your best to please God and to be like him. Be faithful, loving, dependable, and gentle. 12 Fight a good fight for the faith and claim eternal life. God offered it to you when you clearly told about your faith, while so many people listened. 13 t Now I ask you to make a promise. Make it in the presence of God, who gives life to all, and in the presence of Christ Jesus, who openly told Pontius Pilate about his faith.
14 Promise to obey completely and fully all that you have been told until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
15 t The glorious God
is the only Ruler,
the King of kings
and Lord of lords.
At the time that God
has already decided,
he will send Jesus Christ
back again.
16 t Only God lives forever!
And he lives in light
that no one can come near.
No human has ever seen God
or ever can see him.
God will be honored,
and his power
will last forever. Amen.
17 Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life. 18 Instruct them to do as many good deeds as they can and to help everyone. Remind the rich to be generous and share what they have.
19 This will lay a solid foundation for the future, so they will know what true life is like.
20 Timothy, guard what God has placed in your care! Don't pay any attention to godless and stupid talk that sounds smart but really isn't.
21 Some people have even lost their faith by believing this talk.
I pray that the Lord will be kind to all of you!