有人偏离了这些而转向空谈，

有人偏离这些，反去讲虚浮的话，

有人偏离了这些而转向空谈，

可惜有些人却偏离这些，转向空洞的谈论。

有些人偏离了这些，就转向无意义的辩论，

有些人偏离了这些，转向了虚妄的话，

有人偏離這些，反去講虛浮的話，

有人偏離了這些而轉向空談，

有人偏離了這些而轉向空談，

可惜有些人卻偏離這些，轉向空洞的談論。

有些人偏離了這些，就轉向無意義的辯論，

有些人不以這幾樣為正鵠，就偏向虛妄的談論，

有些人偏離了這些，轉向了虛妄的話，

乃有失此而向虛誕、

有人棄此、轉求虛誕、

有人棄此、轉求虛誕、

今同人中頗有不此之務、而歧入蹈虛鑿空之迷途者；

Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk.

Some have turned from these teachings. They would rather talk about things that have no meaning.

Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion,

But some people have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time in meaningless discussions.

Some have departed from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.

Some people have strayed from these things and have turned aside to fruitless discussion,

from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk,

from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

Some have deviated from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.

From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

Some have strayed from these and turned away to empty discussion.

from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,

因为也有许多人不受约束，说空话欺哄人，尤其是那些奉割礼的人。

要远避愚拙的辩论、家谱、纷争和因律法而起的争辩，因为这都是虚妄无益的。

但要弃绝那愚拙无知的辩论，因为你知道这等事只会引起争辩。主的仆人不可争辩，只要温和待人，善于教导，恒心忍耐，

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，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。

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。有人自称有这知识而偏离了信仰。愿恩惠与你们同在！

因为已经有一些人转去随从撒但了。

因为底马贪爱现今的世界，已经离弃我，往帖撒罗尼迦去了；革勒士往加拉太去；提多往挞马太去；

他们偏离了真理，说复活的事已过去，败坏了好些人的信心。