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.

但你已经服从了我的教训、品行、志向、信心、宽容、爱心、忍耐，

但你已经追随了我的教导、行为、志向、信心、宽容、爱心、忍耐，

但你已经追随了我的教导、行为、志向、信心、宽容、爱心、忍耐，

但你熟知我的教导、言行、志向、信心、忍耐、爱心、毅力，

但是，你已经了解我的教训、品行、志向、信心、宽容、爱心和忍耐，

至于你，你跟从了我的教导、品行、心意、信仰、宽容、爱心、忍耐，

但你已經服從了我的教訓、品行、志向、信心、寬容、愛心、忍耐，

但你已經追隨了我的教導、行為、志向、信心、寬容、愛心、忍耐，

但你已經追隨了我的教導、行為、志向、信心、寬容、愛心、忍耐，

但你熟知我的教導、言行、志向、信心、忍耐、愛心、毅力，

但是，你已經了解我的教訓、品行、志向、信心、寬容、愛心和忍耐，

但是你呢、你卻追隨了我的教訓，我的品行，志向、我的信心、恆忍、愛心、

至於你，你跟從了我的教導、品行、心意、信仰、寬容、愛心、忍耐，

惟爾嘗率循我訓、行、志、信、忍、愛、耐、與窘逐、苦難、

惟爾悉我教誨、品行、堅心、信主、含容、仁愛、恆忍、

惟爾知我之教誨、品行、心志、信德、含容、仁愛、恆忍、

惟吾兒素承吾之教誨、對於吾之行實、吾之志向、吾之信德、吾之刻苦、吾之愛德、

You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,

You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,

But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance.

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,

But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,

But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

But you are a man of God. Run away from all these things. Try hard to do what is right and godly. Have faith, love and gentleness. Hold on to what you believe.

But you know that Timothy has proved himself. He has served with me like a son with his father in spreading the good news.

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.

Do what is good. Set an example for them in everything. When you teach, be honest and serious.

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you astray. It is good that God’s grace makes our hearts strong. Don’t try to grow strong by eating foods that the law requires. They have no value for the people who eat them.

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. Set an example for the believers in what you say and in how you live. Also set an example in how you love and in what you believe. Show the believers how to be pure.Until I come, spend your time reading Scripture out loud to one another. Spend your time preaching and teaching.

When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad. He told them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.

So you should try very hard to add goodness to your faith. To goodness, add knowledge.To knowledge, add the ability to control yourselves. To the ability to control yourselves, add the strength to keep going. To the strength to keep going, add godliness.To godliness, add kindness for one another. And to kindness for one another, add love.

With this in mind, I myself have carefully looked into everything from the beginning. So I also decided to write down an orderly report of exactly what happened. I am doing this for you, most excellent Theophilus.

When I planned all this, was I ready to change my mind for no good reason? No. I don’t make my plans the way the world makes theirs. In the same breath the world says both,“ Yes! Yes!” and“ No! No!”

I am warning you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who try to keep you from staying together. They want to trip you up. They teach you things opposite to what you have learned. Stay away from them.

So everything will be destroyed in this way. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.

Our good news didn’t come to you only in words. It came with power. It came with the Holy Spirit’s help. He gave us complete faith in what we were preaching. You know how we lived among you for your good.

Instead, we make it clear that we serve God in every way. We serve him by standing firm in troubles, hard times and suffering.We don’t give up when we are beaten or put in prison. When people stir up trouble in the streets, we continue to serve God. We work hard for him. We go without sleep and food.We remain pure. We understand completely what it means to serve God. We are patient and kind. We serve him in the power of the Holy Spirit. We serve him with true love.We speak the truth. We serve in the power of God. We hold the weapons of godliness in the right hand and in the left.We serve God in times of glory and shame. We serve him whether the news about us is bad or good. We are true to our calling. But people treat us as if we were pretenders.We are known, but people treat us as if we were unknown. We are dying, but we continue to live. We are beaten, but we are not killed.We are sad, but we are always full of joy. We are poor, but we make many people rich. We have nothing, but we own everything.

The time will come when people won’t put up with true teaching. Instead, they will try to satisfy their own desires. They will gather a large number of teachers around them. The teachers will say what the people want to hear.

The believers studied what the apostles taught. They shared their lives together. They ate and prayed together.

God has breathed life into all Scripture. It is useful for teaching us what is true. It is useful for correcting our mistakes. It is useful for making our lives whole again. It is useful for training us to do what is right.By using Scripture, the servant of God can be completely prepared to do every good thing.

“ The Jewish people all know how I have lived ever since I was a child. They know all about me from the beginning of my life. They know how I lived in my own country and in Jerusalem.

Run away from the evil things that young people long for. Try hard to do what is right. Have faith, love and peace. Do these things together with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

When they arrived, he spoke to them.“ You know how I lived the whole time I was with you,” he said.“ From the first day I came into Asia Minor,

We will no longer be babies in the faith. We won’t be like ships tossed around by the waves. We won’t be blown here and there by every new teaching. We won’t be blown around by cleverness and tricks. Certain people use them to hide their evil plans.

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.

Daniel decided not to make himself“ unclean” by eating the king’s food and drinking his wine. So he asked the chief official for a favor. He wanted permission not to make himself“ unclean” with the king’s food and wine.