Do not speak against an older man to tell him what he must do. Instead, ask him in a kind way, like you would speak to your father. Speak to younger men like they were your brothers. Speak to older women as you would speak to your mother. Speak to younger women like they were your sisters, and always respect them properly. 1 Timothy 5:1‭-‬2

不可嚴責老年人，只要勸他如同父親；勸少年人如同弟兄； 勸老年婦女如同母親；勸少年婦女如同姊妹；總要清清潔潔的。 提摩太前書 5:1‭-‬2

People say this: ‘If a person works to make his body strong and healthy, that will help him a little. But if a person works to live in a way that makes God happy, that will help him much more. It will help that person in his life now on earth, and it will also help him in his future life with God in heaven.’ We know that those words are true. Everyone should agree with them. 1 Timothy 4:8‭-‬9

「操練身體，益處還少；惟獨敬虔，凡事都有益處，因有今生和來生的應許。」 這話是可信的，是十分可佩服的。
提摩太前書 4:8‭-‬9

Yes, the message that God has shown us about Jesus Christ is very great. Nobody can argue about that. We all agree to this: God showed him to us as a man. God’s Spirit showed that he always did what was right. Angels saw him. People taught his message in many countries of the world. People in the world believed in him. God took him up to be with himself in heaven. 1 Timothy 3:16

大哉，敬虔的奧祕，無人不以為然！ 就是上帝在肉身顯現， 被聖靈稱義， 被天使看見， 被傳於外邦， 被世人信服， 被接在榮耀裏。
提摩太前書 3:16

For that reason, a leader of the church must live a life that everyone knows is good. He must be the husband of one wife. He must think seriously about how he lives and he must rule himself well. He must be someone that people respect. He must be happy to have visitors in his home. He must be a good teacher. He should not like to drink too much wine. He must not quickly get angry or quarrel with people. Instead he should be kind to people. He must not want lots of money. He must take care of his own family. His children must obey him and respect him. A man must know how to take care of his own family. If he cannot do that, he will not be able to take care of God’s people in the church. 1 Timothy 3:2‭-‬5

作監督的，必須無可指責，只作一個婦人的丈夫，有節制，自守，端正，樂意接待遠人，善於教導； 不因酒滋事，不打人，只要溫和，不爭競，不貪財； 好好管理自己的家，使兒女凡事端莊順服。 人若不知道管理自己的家，焉能照管上帝的教會呢？ 提摩太前書 3:2‭-‬5

So then, this is what I want to ask you first. Please pray for all people. Ask God to supply what they need. Ask God to help them. Thank God for what he does for everyone. Pray in that way for kings and for all rulers and people who have authority. Pray for God to help them, so that we may live our lives without trouble or danger. Then we can live in a good way that respects God and other people. It is good that we should pray like that. It makes God happy. He is the one who saves us. 1 Timothy 2:1‭-‬3

我勸你，第一要為萬人懇求、禱告、代求、祝謝； 為君王和一切在位的，也該如此，使我們可以敬虔、端正、平安無事地度日。 這是好的，在上帝我們救主面前可蒙悅納。 提摩太前書 2:1‭-‬3

Here is a true message that everyone should believe: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save people who do wrong things.’ I am the worst of people like that! But, because I was so bad, God was kind to me. Then Christ Jesus could show how completely patient he was with such a bad person as me. That would be an example to those people who would later believe in him and receive life for ever with God.
1 Timothy 1:15‭-‬16

「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」這話是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是個罪魁。 然而，我蒙了憐憫，是因耶穌基督要在我這罪魁身上顯明他一切的忍耐，給後來信他得永生的人作榜樣。 提摩太前書 1:15‭-‬16

Whatever happens, I will continue to thank the Lord. If there are no flowers on the fig trees, if there are no grapes on the vines, if there are no olives on the olive trees, if there are no crops in the fields, if the sheep are dying in the hills, if there are no cows on the farms, I will still sing to thank the Lord! I will be happy because God is the one who makes me safe. The Lord God causes me to be strong. He makes my feet run safely over the rocks and hills, like a deer’s feet. This prayer is for the music leader. He must use stringed instruments. Habakkuk 3:17‭-‬19

雖然無花果樹不發旺， 葡萄樹不結果， 橄欖樹也不效力， 田地不出糧食， 圈中絕了羊， 棚內也沒有牛； 然而，我要因耶和華歡欣， 因救我的上帝喜樂。 主耶和華是我的力量； 他使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄， 又使我穩行在高處。 這歌交與伶長，用絲弦的樂器。 哈巴谷書 3:17‭-‬19

What I will show to you must happen at the time that I have decided. That is a future time, but it will certainly happen, as I have said. It may not happen very soon, but you must be patient. What I show to you will certainly happen at the right time, so wait for it. Habakkuk 2:3

因為這默示有一定的日期， 快要應驗，並不虛謊。 雖然遲延，還要等候； 因為必然臨到，不再遲延。
哈巴谷書 2:3

I will stand at my place on the wall of the city. I will watch from there. I will wait to see what God will say to me. I have complained to him and I now I will see how he answers me. Habakkuk 2:1

我要站在守望所， 立在望樓上觀看， 看耶和華對我說甚麼話， 我可用甚麼話向他訴冤。 哈巴谷書 2:1

He prayed to the Lord. He said, ‘Lord, I spoke to you about this when I was at home. So I went quickly to Tarshish. I knew that you are a kind God. I knew that you understand people. You help them. You are full of love and you do not become angry easily. You are a God who thinks about causing bad things to happen to people. But then you decide not to do it. Jonah 4:2

就禱告耶和華說：「耶和華啊，我在本國的時候豈不是這樣說嗎？我知道你是有恩典、有憐憫的上帝，不輕易發怒，有豐盛的慈愛，並且後悔不降所說的災，所以我急速逃往他施去。 約拿書 4:2