勿聽虛誕之詞、及無窮譜系、此第滋生辯論、非因信而為上帝之役事、

也不可听从荒渺无凭的话语和无穷的家谱；这等事只生辩论，并不发明神在信上所立的章程。

也不要听从无稽的传说和冗长的家谱；这样的事只会引起争论，无助于上帝的计划，这计划是凭着信才能了解的。

也不要听从无稽的传说和冗长的家谱；这样的事只会引起争论，无助于神的计划，这计划是凭着信才能了解的。

也不要沉迷于虚构的神话和冗长的家谱，因为这些事只会引起无用的猜测和辩论，无法帮助人凭信心认识上帝的救赎计划。

也不可沉迷于无稽之谈和无穷的家谱；这些事只能引起争论，对于神在信仰上所定的计划是毫无帮助的。

也不可关注那些编造的故事和无穷的家谱：这些事只带来疑惑，而无助于神所赐的信仰上的任务。

也不可聽從荒渺無憑的話語和無窮的家譜；這等事只生辯論，並不發明神在信上所立的章程。

也不要聽從無稽的傳說和冗長的家譜；這樣的事只會引起爭論，無助於上帝的計劃，這計劃是憑着信才能了解的。

也不要聽從無稽的傳說和冗長的家譜；這樣的事只會引起爭論，無助於神的計劃，這計劃是憑着信才能了解的。

也不要沉迷於虛構的神話和冗長的家譜，因為這些事只會引起無用的猜測和辯論，無法幫助人憑信心認識上帝的救贖計劃。

也不可沉迷於無稽之談和無窮的家譜；這些事只能引起爭論，對於神在信仰上所定的計劃是毫無幫助的。

也不要意向着荒唐的傳說和無窮的族譜；這一類的事只能激起空論，無補於上帝在信仰上所作的安排——現在我也這樣勸你。

也不可關注那些編造的故事和無窮的家譜：這些事只帶來疑惑，而無助於神所賜的信仰上的任務。

勿聽虛誕之詞、無窮之譜、第滋辯論、不使篤信上帝。

勿聽虛誕之詞、及無窮之譜系、此第滋生辯論、不能以信建天主之家、我今亦勸爾如此行、

勿傾心於無稽之談、以及不可窮究之祖譜耳。此種研究、徒滋紛爭、非所以建植信德、而促進天主之聖謨也。

or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work— which is by faith.

And command them not to spend their time on stories that are made up. They must not waste time on family histories that never end. These things only lead to fights about ideas. They don’t help God’s work move forward. His work is done by faith.

nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.

Don’t let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless speculations, which don’t help people live a life of faith in God.

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to useless speculation rather than advance the plan of God, which is by faith, so I urge you now.

nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; so do I now.

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith:[ so do].

nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God’s redemptive plan that operates by faith.

and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith—

惟遠愚詰、譜系、爭辯、及由律之競端、以其無益而虛妄也、

當棄老媼妄誕不經之談、而自練敬虔、

勿聽猶太之虛談、及背真理者之諸誡、

厭聞真理、轉向虛談、

我儕以我主耶穌基督之能、與其降臨示爾、非從巧飾虛詞、乃曾目擊其大威、

爾當使眾憶此、於主前諭之、勿為言詞爭競、不第無益、且傾覆聽者、

提摩太乎、宜守所託、遠不經之空談、及偽智之抵禦、

若有傳異教、不從我主耶穌基督之正言、不依敬虔之教者、乃自衒無知、惟務言詞之爭辯、致生媢嫉、爭競、訕謗、妄疑、及壞心志喪真理者之紛爭、彼以敬虔為利途也、

宜絕幼年之慾、趨於義、信、愛、和、同乎清心籲主者、

勿為異端諸教所蕩、蓋心堅以恩乃善、非以食耳、行乎此者未獲益也、

惟爾屬上帝者、宜遠此而趨於義、虔、信、愛、忍、謙、

惟遠不經之虛談、因若人將益進於不虔、其言如瘡瘀而蔓延、有若許米乃腓理徒、彼失真理、言復起之事既往、致傾覆數人之信、

大哉敬虔之奧、無不以為然也、彼顯於形軀、徵於心靈、見於天使、宣於列邦、信於天下、躋於光榮焉、

今我喜、非因爾憂、乃因爾憂而生改悔、蓋爾憂乃依上帝旨、致爾無所受損於我儕、夫依上帝旨而憂、則生改悔、以致得救、無後悔、惟斯世之憂則致死、

上帝僕耶穌基督使徒保羅、依上帝選民之信、與合乎敬虔真理之識、

為欲成全聖徒、致役事之工、建基督之體、以至我眾合一於信、及識上帝子、得為成人、造乎基督充溢之量、致不復為童稚、蕩漾於諸教之風、受人詭譎欺惑之術、惟居愛崇真、萬事漸長於彼、彼乃元首、即基督也、由彼全體結構聯絡、百節相承、各依厥量而運動、俾之滋長、而自建於愛、○

夫我所以誇者、乃良心作證、非恃形軀之智、惟恃上帝之恩、以上帝所賦之聖與誠、為人於世、於爾曹為尤甚、