他愿意万人得救,明白真道。
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
因为只有一位神,在神和人中间,只有一位中保,乃是降世为人的基督耶稣。
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
我为此奉派,作传道的,作使徒,作外邦人的师傅,教导他们相信,学习涉道。我说的是真话,并不是谎言。
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
我愿男人无忿怒,无争论,(争论或作疑惑),举起圣洁的手,随处祷告。
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
你在许多见证人面前听见我所教训的,也要交托那忠心能教导别人的人。
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
你要和我同受苦难,好像基督耶稣的精兵。
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
凡在军中当兵的,不将世物缠身,好叫那招他当兵的人喜悦。
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
劳力的农夫,理当先得粮食。
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
你要记念耶稣基督乃是大卫的后裔。他从死里复活,正合乎我所传的福音。
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
我为这福音受苦难,甚至被捆绑,像犯人一样。然而神的道,却不被捆绑。
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.