[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Tímótài Qiánshū ((Tímótài Timothy 提摩太) (Qián·shū Earlier · {Writing → [Letter]} 前书 前書) → [1 Timothy]) 4 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 … 2 yīnwei tāmen bèi shuōhuǎng de (’s 的) rén de (’s 的) xūwěi suǒ ([passive signifier] → [by it] 所) yǐngxiǎng. Zhèixiē rén de (’s 的) liángxīn hǎoxiàng yòng rè tiě làoguo de (’s 的) yíyàng. …

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📖 📄 📘 … 12 Búyào (Bú·yào (you) not · must → [(you) must not] 不要) ràng (let 让 讓) rén (people 人) yīnwei (yīn·wei {because of} · {on account of} 因为 因為) nǐ (you 你) niánqīng (nián·qīng years · {being light} → [being young] 年轻 年輕) ér (thus 而) xiǎokàn (xiǎo·kàn {(as) lesser} · {look at} → [look down on] 小看) nǐ (you 你). Yào ({(you) must} 要) zài (in 在) yántán (yán·tán speech · talking → [content/manner of speaking] 言谈 言談), xíngwéi (xíng·wéi {walking → [doing]} · doing → [conduct] 行为 行為), àixīn (ài·xīn loving · heart → [love] 爱心 愛心), xìnxīn (xìn·xīn believing · heart → [faith] 信心), zhēnjié (zhēn·jié {being chaste} · {being pure} → [chasteness] 贞洁 貞潔) zhè (these 这 這) jǐ (few 几 幾) fāngmiàn (fāng·miàn {directions → [sides]} · faces → [aspects] 方面), gěi (give 给 給) zhōngxìn (zhōng·xìn faithful · {believing → [having faith]} → [faithful] 忠信) de (’s 的) rén (persons 人) zuò ({being of} 做) bǎngyàng (bǎng·yàng {(from) list of successful candidates} · model → [good example] 榜样 榜樣). 13 Nǐ (you 你) yào (must 要) jìxù (continue 继续 繼續) zhìlì (zhì·lì {delivering → [devoting]} · {strength → [ability]} 致力) yú (towards 于 於/于) xuāndú (xuān·dú declaring · {reading (aloud)} → [public reading] 宣读 宣讀), quànmiǎn (exhorting 劝勉 勸勉), jiàodǎo (jiào·dǎo teaching · {guiding → [instructing]} 教导 教導), zhídào (zhí·dào straight · {up until} 直到) wǒ (I 我) lái (come 来 來). 14 Búyào (Bú·yào not · {do be going to} → [do not] 不要) hūshì nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) ēncì (ēn·cì favour · given → [gift] 恩赐 恩賜). Zhèige (Zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) ēncì (ēn·cì favour · given → [gift] 恩赐 恩賜) shì (was 是) tōngguò (tōng·guò through · passing → [passing through] → [through] 通过 通過) zhǎnglǎotuán àn shǒu zài nǐ shēnshang gěi (given 给 給) nǐ (you 你) de ({’s (thing)} 的), yǒu (having 有) yùyán (yù·yán {in advance} · saying → [prophecy] 预言 預言) zuòwéi gēnjù. 15 Zhèixiē (Zhèi·xiē this · {indefinite number of} → [these] 这些 這些) shì (things 事) nǐ (you 你) yào (must 要) sīkǎo (sī·kǎo {think about} · examine 思考), yào (must 要) quánshén (quán·shén {(with) whole} · spirit 全神)‐guànzhù (guàn·zhù {string of 1000 holed copper coins → [linking/stringing together]} · {pour into → [concentrate on]} → [be absorbed in] 贯注 貫注), hǎo (well 好) ràng ({to allow} 让 讓) rénrén (rén·rén person · person → [everyone] 人人) dōu (all 都) qīngchu (clearly 清楚) kàndào (kàn·dào {to see} · {arriving at} 看到) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) zhǎngjìn (zhǎng·jìn growing · advancing 长进 長進). 16 Nǐ (you 你) yào (must 要) shíkè (shí·kè {(every) (particular) time} · {(every) carving → [(every) moment]} 时刻 時刻) liúyì (liú·yì leave · {thoughts → [attention] on} → [pay attention to] 留意) zìjǐ (self 自己) hé (and 和) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) jiàodǎo (jiào·dǎo teaching · {guiding → [instructing]} 教导 教導). Yào ((you) must 要) jiānchí (jiān·chí steadfastly · holding → [persevering] 坚持 堅持)‐búxiè (bú·xiè not · negligent → [untiring] 不懈) de (-ly 地) zuò (do 做) zhèixiē (zhèi·xiē this · {indefinite number of} → [these] 这些 這些) shì (things 事), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣) zuò (doing 做) jì ((you) both 既) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ {will be able} · [suf] 可以) jiù ({to save} 救 救/捄) nǐ (you 你) zìjǐ (yourself 自己), yě (also 也) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ {will be able} · [suf] 可以) jiù ({to save} 救 救/捄) tīng ({listen to} 听 聽/听) nǐ (you 你) de (’s 的) rén (people 人).