You have heard me teach in front of many witnesses. Pass on to people you can trust the things you’ve heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others also.

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。

你在许多见证人面前听见我所教导的，也要交托给那忠心而又能教导别人的人。

你在许多见证人面前听见我所教导的，也要交托给那忠心而又能教导别人的人。

以前你在许多见证人面前听过我的教导，你要把这些教导传给忠信可靠、能够教导他人的人。

又应当把你在许多见证人面前从我这里听见的，交托给那些又忠心又能够教导别人的人。

你要把那些在许多见证人面前从我所听见的，交托给那些忠心可靠、又有能力教导别人的人。

你在許多見證人面前聽見我所教訓的，也要交託那忠心能教導別人的人。

你在許多見證人面前聽見我所教導的，也要交託給那忠心而又能教導別人的人。

你在許多見證人面前聽見我所教導的，也要交託給那忠心而又能教導別人的人。

以前你在許多見證人面前聽過我的教導，你要把這些教導傳給忠信可靠、能夠教導他人的人。

又應當把你在許多見證人面前從我這裡聽見的，交託給那些又忠心又能夠教導別人的人。

你在許多見證人面前所從我聽見的、你要把這些教訓託付可信靠的人、將來能夠教導別人的。

你要把那些在許多見證人面前從我所聽見的，交託給那些忠心可靠、又有能力教導別人的人。

爾於多證者前、所聞於我者、宜託忠信之人、俾能訓他人、

我於諸證者前、傳道於爾、宜托忠信者、俾能教眾、

爾在眾證者前、所聞於我之道、當轉託於忠信而能訓眾之人、

予在眾證人前所傳授於爾之事、爾亦當傳授於忠實之信徒、令彼亦得轉以傳人。

And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.

What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful people who will be able to teach others also.

And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

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.

And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

Follow what you heard from me as the pattern of true teaching. Follow it with faith and love because you belong to Christ Jesus.Guard the truth of the good news that you were trusted with. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Point out these things to the brothers and sisters. Then you will serve Christ Jesus well. You will show that you’ve grown in the truths of the faith. You will show that you’ve been trained by the good teaching you’ve obeyed.

Fight the good fight along with all other believers. Take hold of eternal life. You were chosen for it when you openly told others what you believe. Many witnesses heard you.

I left you on the island of Crete. I did this because there were some things that hadn’t been finished. I wanted you to put them in order. I also wanted you to appoint elders in every town. I told you how to do it.An elder must be without blame. He must be faithful to his wife. His children must be believers. They must not give anyone a reason to say that they are wild and don’t obey.A church leader takes care of God’s family. That’s why he must be without blame. He must not look after only his own interests. He must not get angry easily. He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must not try to get money by cheating people.Instead, a church leader must welcome people into his home. He must love what is good. He must control his mind and feelings. He must do what is right. He must be holy. He must control the desires of his body.The message as it has been taught can be trusted. He must hold firmly to it. Then he will be able to use true teaching to comfort others and build them up. He will be able to prove that people who oppose it are wrong.

“ The lips of a priest should guard knowledge. After all, he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all. And people seek instruction from his mouth.

Let the prophet who has a dream describe the dream. But let the one who has my message speak it faithfully. Your prophets have given you straw to eat instead of grain,” announces the Lord.

But you know all about my teaching. You know how I live and what I live for. You know about my faith and love. You know how patient I am. You know I haven’t given up.

Ezra, appoint judges and other court officials. When you do it, use the wisdom your God gives you. Those you appoint should do what is right and fair when they judge people. They should do it for everyone who lives west of the Euphrates River. They should do it for everyone who knows the laws of your God. And I want you to teach the people who don’t know those laws.

My son Timothy, I am giving you this command. It is in keeping with the prophecies once made about you. By remembering them, you can fight the battle well.

“ Suppose you can be trusted with something very little. Then you can also be trusted with something very large. But suppose you are not honest with something very little. Then you will also not be honest with something very large.Suppose you have not been worthy of trust in handling worldly wealth. Then who will trust you with true riches?Suppose you have not been worthy of trust in handling someone else’s property. Then who will give you property of your own?

The Lord answered,“ Suppose a master puts one of his servants in charge of his other servants. The servant’s job is to give them the food they are to receive at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise manager for this.

Those who have been given a trust must prove that they are faithful.

An evil messenger gets into trouble. But a trusted messenger brings healing.

I am thankful to Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me strength. I thank him that he considered me faithful. I thank him for appointing me to serve him.

I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. He will do what my heart and mind want him to do. I will make his family line of priests very secure. They will always serve as priests to my anointed king.

But I want you to continue to follow what you have learned and are sure about. You know the people you learned it from.

I will look with favor on the faithful people in the land. They will live with me. Those whose lives are without blame will serve me.

Ezra had committed himself to study and obey the Law of the Lord. He also wanted to teach the Lord’ s rules and laws in Israel.

Anyone who serves the Lord must not be hard to get along with. Instead, they must be kind to everyone. They must be able to teach. The one who serves must not hold anything against anyone.They must gently teach those who are against them. Maybe God will give a change of heart to those who are against you. That will lead them to know the truth.

Don’t fail to use the gift the Holy Spirit gave you. He gave it to you through a prophecy from God. It was given when the elders placed their hands on you.

Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you. You will be treated badly for ten days. Be faithful, even if it means you must die. Then I will give you life as your crown of victory.‘ Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches. Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will not let that person be hurt at all by the second death.’“ Here is what I command you to write to the church in Pergamum. Here are the words of Jesus, who has the sharp sword with two edges. He says,‘ I know that you live where Satan has his throne. But you remain faithful to me. You did not give up your faith in me. You didn’t give it up even in the days of Antipas. Antipas, my faithful witness, was put to death in your city, where Satan lives.

You learned the good news from Epaphras. He is dear to us. He serves Christ together with us. He faithfully works for Christ and for us among you.

I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem. Hananiah helped him. Hananiah was commander of the fort that was by the temple. Hanani was an honest man. He had more respect for God than most people do.

A leader must be free from blame. He must be faithful to his wife. In anything he does, he must not go too far. He must control himself. He must be worthy of respect. He must welcome people into his home. He must be able to teach.He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue. He must not love money.He must manage his own family well. He must make sure that his children obey him. And he must do this in a way that gains him respect.Suppose someone doesn’t know how to manage his own family. Then how can he take care of God’s church?The leader must not be a new believer. If he is, he might become proud. Then he would be judged just like the devil.The leader must also be respected by those who are outside the church. Then he will not be put to shame. He will not fall into the devil’s trap.In the same way, deacons must be worthy of respect. They must be honest and true. They must not drink too much wine. They must not try to get money by cheating people.They must hold on to the deep truths of the faith. Even their own minds tell them to do that.

He said to them,“ Every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings new treasures out of his storeroom as well as old ones.”

Moses was faithful in everything he did in the house of God. In the same way, Jesus was faithful to the God who appointed him.The person who builds a house has greater honor than the house itself. In the same way, Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses.

See, I have told you ahead of time.

But this is not true of my servant Moses. He is faithful in everything he does in my house.

So he had to be made like people, fully human in every way. Then he could serve God as a kind and faithful high priest. And then he could pay for the sins of the people by dying for them.

Don’t be too quick to place your hands on others to set them apart to serve God. Don’t take part in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.