曩者吾適馬其頓、而留汝於伊法所者、欲汝勸告若干同人勿傳異端、

我往马其顿去的时候，曾劝你仍住在以弗所，好嘱咐那几个人不可传异教，

我往马其顿去的时候，曾劝你留在以弗所，好嘱咐某些人不可传别的教义，

我往马其顿去的时候，曾劝你留在以弗所，好嘱咐某些人不可传别的教义，

我去马其顿的时候，曾经劝你继续留在以弗所，好命令那几个人不要传讲异端邪说，

我往马其顿去的时候，曾经劝你留在以弗所，为要嘱咐某些人，不可传别的教义，

我往马其顿省去的时候，曾经劝你继续留在以弗所，好让你吩咐某些人不可传讲别的教义，

我往馬其頓去的時候，曾勸你仍住在以弗所，好囑咐那幾個人不可傳異教，

我往馬其頓去的時候，曾勸你留在以弗所，好囑咐某些人不可傳別的教義，

我往馬其頓去的時候，曾勸你留在以弗所，好囑咐某些人不可傳別的教義，

我去馬其頓的時候，曾經勸你繼續留在以弗所，好命令那幾個人不要傳講異端邪說，

我往馬其頓去的時候，曾經勸你留在以弗所，為要囑咐某些人，不可傳別的教義，

我往馬其頓去的時候，曾勸你繼續住在以弗所；好囑咐某某人不要傳別樣的教義，

我往馬其頓省去的時候，曾經勸你繼續留在以弗所，好讓你吩咐某些人不可傳講別的教義，

昔我往馬其頓時、勸爾居以弗所警戒數人、勿傳異教、

昔我往馬其頓時、曾令爾居以弗所、今仍令爾處其地、諭諸人勿傳異教、

昔我往瑪其頓時、勸爾居於以弗所、戒人勿傳異教、

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer

Timothy, stay there in Ephesus. That is what I told you to do when I went into Macedonia. I want you to command certain people not to teach things that aren’t true.

As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,

When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those whose teaching is contrary to the truth.

As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach false doctrine

Just as I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, to remain on at Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to teach strange doctrines,

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia— remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach different doctrine

As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,

As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

若有人宣傳異端、而不服膺吾主耶穌基督之至言妙理、以及奉事天主之正道、

曩者爾等因基督之聖寵、而蒙天主之恩召；曾幾何時、爾等竟已背棄所天、而信從另一福音、此吾之所為驚訝不置者也。夫福音豈有二哉？特有人予爾攪亂、而欲混淆基督之福音耳。

篤踐所傳之道、庶能導人於正義、而塞反對者悠悠之口。方今不可駕御者、實繁有徒、信口雌黃、自欺欺人尤以割禮中人為甚。此輩貪圖不義之財、教人以不經之事、流毒所及、覆人家室；當有以緘其長舌、莫令謬種流傳。

夫爾等既奉基督耶穌為主、自當行於其中、植於其中、長於其中；確守真傳、堅信不移、恆懷洪恩、而發為慷慨之情緒也。爾其小心謹慎、毋令他人以其鑿空蹈虛之詭辯、支離妄本之曲學、劫奪爾之心魂。此種詭辯曲學、囿於習俗、扭於形迹、而不能上達於基督也。蓋天主之神性、實全寓於基督之身。彼乃一切爵品權品天神之元首也。爾等惟體基督乃臻充實之美。即爾等之領受割禮、亦在基督之中：惟斯割禮非以人手為之、乃克己去欲之基督割禮也。

紛擾既息、葆樂召集信徒、勸勉而別；赴馬其頓、遍歷其境、多所勸勗；至希臘、居三月、擬乘舟往敘利亞；猶太人謀狙擊之、乃決折回馬其頓。

務將此道教之、耳提面命、庶幾無過。

當亞波羅在格林多時、葆樂經高原而至依法所、遇數徒、問之曰：『爾奉教後曾受聖神否？』答曰：『否、且未聞有聖神也。』葆樂曰：『然則所受何洗？』曰『如望之洗。』葆樂曰：『如望所施、乃悔改洗禮、明言當信後彼來者：即耶穌是已。』彼等聞語、即奉主耶穌名受洗；葆樂為之按手、聖神臨之、咸操方言、逆知未來；約十有二人。葆樂入會堂、侃侃而言；歷三月、暢論天主國之理、以資勸化。惟尚有人頑梗難化、終不之信、且當眾詆毀聖道；葆樂捨之、並命信徒亦與之絕；而日於諦郎尼書院辯難析疑。如是者二年、亞細亞居民、無論猶太、希臘、咸得聞主之道。

然則吾人不可再為稚子、隨風飄盪、漫無定止、惑於異端、而溺於邪說。

叮嚀斯世富人、不可驕傲；財富無常、未足恃也。所可恃者、惟天主耳。天主慨然以萬物賜予吾人、俾得充量享受者、

爾其寓書於依弗所教會之守護天神曰：彼右手握有七星，而徘徊於七金燈之間者有所曉論於爾：爾之行實、爾之堅苦忍耐、悉在吾洞鑒之中；亦知爾不肯優容惡人、凡冒充宗徒者、爾竟能嚴加審察、而揭其偽妄；

吾所不滿於爾者、以爾優容彼婦葉撒伯爾也。該婦自稱女先知、而以邪道熒惑吾之諸僕、誘其行淫、且食祭像之物。

予托主恩、不久亦必克躬造爾處也。

惟吾對爾亦略有未滿；蓋爾中有少數人、服膺巴拉盎之邪道；巴拉盎者、即昔日教唆巴拉可置躓石於義塞子孫之前、令食祭像之物、且誘其行淫者也。

汝其以此至理妙道、循循善誘、諄諄訓眾；

至依法所、留百基拉、亞吉拉於此。已復入會堂、與猶太人辯解。

信哉、貪財乃萬惡之根也。頗有因求財之故、而離棄正道流入岐途、終至自求辛螫、百慮刺心者焉。

汝能以此種種、昭示兄弟、同時涵泳教義、深味聖訓、日漸月漬、毋忘向之所學、則可謂基督耶穌之忠僕矣。