[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 Hòushū ((Tímótài Timothy 提摩太) (Hòu·shū Later · {Writing → [Letter]} 后书 後/后書) → [2 Timothy]) 3 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Nǐ (you 你) yào (must 要) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of it)} → [know] 知道), dàole (dào·le {having arrived at} · {to completion} 到了) zuìhòu (zuì·hòu most · afterwards → [last] 最后 最後) de (’s 的) rìzi (rì·zi {suns → [days]} · [suf for nouns] 日子), huì ((there) will 会 會) yǒu ({be having} → [be] 有) nányǐ (nán·yǐ hard · to 难以 難以) yìngfu (yìng·fu {respond to} · {hand sth. over to} → [deal with] 应付 應付) de (’s 的) fēicháng shíqī ((fēi·cháng un·ordinary 非常) (shí·qī {(particular) times} · periods 时期 時期) → [times of emergency]). 2 Nà ({(at) that} 那) shíhou (shí·hou {(particular) time} · season 时候 時候), rén (men 人) huì ({will be} 会 會) zhuān (focusedly 专 專/耑) ài (loving 爱 愛) zìjǐ (themselves 自己), tān’ài (tān’·ài coveting · loving 贪爱 貪愛) qiáncái (qián·cái money · wealth 钱财 錢財), zìkuā (zì·kuā {(about) selves} · boasting 自夸 自誇), gāo’ào (gāo’·ào high · haughty 高傲), xièdú (xiè·dú obscene · disrespectful → [blaspheming] 亵渎 褻瀆), fǎnpàn (fǎn·pàn {turning over → [opposing]} · rebelling (against) 反叛) fùmǔ (fù·mǔ fathers · mothers 父母), wàng’ēn (wàng’·ēn forgetting · kindness 忘恩)‐fùyì (fù·yì betraying · righteousness 负义 負義), bù (not 不) zhōngzhēn (loyal 忠贞 忠貞), 3 méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · having 没有 沒有) qīnqíng (qīn·qíng {being close} · feelings → [affection] 亲情 親情), bú (not 不) yuànyì (yuàn·yì {(of) willing} · intentions → [willing] 愿意 願意) dáchéng (dá·chéng {to reach} · {to completion} 达成 達成) xiéyì (xié·yì joint · views → [agreements] 协议 協議), fěibàng (slandering 诽谤 誹謗), quēfá (lacking 缺乏) zìzhì (zì·zhì self-·control 自制), xiōnghàn (xiōng·hàn fierce · ferocious 凶悍 凶/兇悍), bú (not 不) ài (loving 爱 愛) liángshàn ({being good} → [goodness] 良善), 4 chūmài (chū·mài out · selling → [selling out] → [betraying] 出卖 出賣) biéren (bié·ren other · people 别人 別人), yíyì (yí·yì {(having) one} · intention → [stubbornly] 一意)‐gūxíng (gū·xíng {orphaned → [alone]} · {walking → [doing]} → [insisting on having their own way] 孤行), zìgāo (zì·gāo {(considering) selves} · {to be high} 自高)‐zìdà (zì·dà {(considering) selves} · {to be big → [to be great]} 自大), ài (loving 爱 愛) xiǎnglè (xiǎng·lè enjoying · {finding pleasure} 享乐 享樂) bú (not 不) ài (loving 爱 愛) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝), 5 biǎomiàn (biǎo·miàn surface · face 表面) shang (upon 上) hěn (very 很) qiánchéng (qián·chéng pious · sincere 虔诚 虔誠), què (but 却 卻) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · having 没有 沒有) fǎnyìng (fǎn·yìng {in the reverse direction} · reflecting 反映) chū (out 出) qiánchéng (qián·chéng {being pious} · {being sincere} 虔诚 虔誠) yīng (should 应 應) yǒu (have 有) de (’s 的) lìliang (lì·liang power · quantity 力量). Nǐ (you 你) yào (must 要) bìkāi (bì·kāi avoid · {to be opened from → [to be clear of]} 避开 避開) zhèi (these 这 這) zhǒng ({kinds of} 种 種/种) rén (men 人). 6 Tāmen dāngzhōng yǒu rén qiánjìn biéren jiā li (inside 里 裡/裏), rènyì bǎibu yìzhì bóruò de (’s 的) fùnǚ. Zhèixiē fùnǚ zuìniè chánshēn, bèi gè yàng yùwàng qiānyǐn, 7 lǎoshì xuéxí, què zǒng bùnéng quèqiè rènshi zhēnlǐ.

📖 📄 📘 8 Yǐwǎng Yǎní hé (and 和) Yángbù zěnyàng fǎnduì Móxī, xiànzài zhèixiē rén yě zěnyàng fǎnduì zhēnlǐ, sīxiǎng wánquán fǔbài, zài xìnyǎng shang bù (not 不) méng Shàngdì yuènà. 9 Kěshì tāmen bùnéng zài zuò shénme le, yīnwei zhòngrén bì kànchū tāmen shì (are 是) fēngkuáng de (’s 的), xiàng Yǎní hé (and 和) Yángbù yíyàng. 10 Nǐ (you 你) què jǐnjǐn gēnsuíle wǒ (me 我) de (’s 的) jiàodǎo, shēnghuó fāngshì, mùbiāo, xìnxīn, jiānrěn, àixīn, rěnnài, 11 xiàng wǒ (me 我) yíyàng zāoshòu pòhài kǔchǔ, jiùshì wǒ (I 我) zài Āntí’ā, Yǐgēniàn, Lùsīdé suǒ ({those which [I]} 所) jīnglì de (’s 的) nèi zhǒng huòhuàn hé (and 和) pòhài. Búguò, Zhǔ jiù wǒ (me 我) tuōlíle zhè yíqiè. 12 Qíshí (Qí·shí its · {being solid → [actuality]} → [actually] 其实 其實), suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) whom} · {(there) are having → [(there) are]} → [all] 所有) xiǎngyào (xiǎng·yào wanting · desiring 想要) zhuīsuí (zhuī·suí {going after} · following 追随 追隨) Jīdū (Christ 基督) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) guò ({to pass} 过 過) qiánchéng (qián·chéng devout · sincere → [having godly devotion’s] 虔诚 虔誠) shēnghuó (shēng·huó life · living 生活) de (’s 的) rén (persons 人), dōu (all 都) huì (will 会 會) shòudào (shòu·dào {be subjected to} · {arriving at} 受到) pòhài (pò·hài coercing · harming → [persecution] 迫害). 13 Xié’è de (’s 的) rén hé (and 和) màomíng piànzi bì yuèláiyuè huài, jì qīpiàn rén, yě bèi rén qīpiàn.

📖 📄 📘 14 Nǐ (you 你) què (however 却 卻) yào (must 要) chíshǒu (chí·shǒu {hold → [maintain]} · {guard → [abide by]} → [hold fast to] 持守) nǐ (you 你) xuédào (xué·dào learned · {arriving at} 学到 學到) de (’s 的) dàoli (dào·li ways · reasonings 道理), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) nǐ (you 你) shì (are 是) jīngguò (jīng·guò {having passed through} · {having passed} → [having gone through] 经过 經過) xuéxí (xué·xí studying · {getting practised} 学习 學習), shòudào (shòu·dào {having received} · {arriving at} 受到) quàndǎo (quàn·dǎo persuading · {guiding → [instructing]} 劝导 勸導) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) quèxìn (què·xìn truly · believing 确信 確信) zhèixiē (zhèi·xiē this · {indefinite number of} → [these] 这些 這些) shì (things 事) de ({’ (one)} 的), érqiě (ér·qiě and · moreover 而且) nǐ (you 你) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of)} → [know] 知道) shì ({(these things) are} 是) gēn (from 跟) shéi (whom 谁 誰) xué (learned 学 學) de ({’s (things)} 的), 15 yě (also 也) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of)} → [know] 知道) nǐ (you 你) cóng (from 从 從) yīng’ér (yīng’·ér infant’s · child’s 婴儿 嬰兒) shíqī (shí·qī {(particular) time} · period 时期 時期) jiù (then 就) rènshi (rèn·shi {have recognized} · {have known} 认识 認識) Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) Holy · Scriptures 圣经 聖經). Nǐ (you 你) rènshi (rèn·shi recognize · know 认识 認識) Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) Holy · Scriptures 圣经 聖經), xiāngxìn (xiāng·xìn {each other → [him]} · {believe in} → [have faith in] 相信) Jīdū (Christ 基督) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌), jiù (then 就) yǒu (have 有) zhìhuì (zhì·huì wisdom · intelligence → [wisdom] 智慧) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ {to be able} · [suf] 可以) déjiù (dé·jiù {to get} · saved 得救). 16 Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng Holy · Scripture 圣经 聖經) quándōu (quán·dōu all · even 全都) shì (is 是) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) zhǐyǐn (zhǐ·yǐn {(pointed with) finger → [pointed]} · guided 指引) rén (humans 人) xiě ({to write} 写 寫) xialai (xia·lai down · {to come} 下来 下來) de (’s 的), duìyú (duì·yú towards · {with regard to} 对于 對於) jiàodǎo (jiào·dǎo teaching · guiding 教导 教導), zébèi (zé·bèi reproving · preparing → [reproving] 责备 責備), jiūzhèng (jiū·zhèng correcting · {to be straight} 纠正 糾正), àn ({according to} 按) zhèngyì (zhèng·yì upright · righteous 正义 正義) de (’ 的) biāozhǔn (biāo·zhǔn marks · standards → [standards] 标准 標準) shīxíng (shī·xíng {carrying out} · {walking → [engaging in]} 施行) guǎnjiào (guǎn·jiào disciplining · teaching 管教), dōu ({in all those cases} 都) yǒu ({is having} 有) yìchu (yì·chu beneficial · places → [benefits] 益处 益處), 17 jiào jìngshén (jìng·shén respecting · God 敬神) de (’s 的) rén kěyǐ wánquán shèngrèn (shèng·rèn {to be winning victory over} · {assigned position} → [to be competent] 胜任 勝任), zhuāngbèi qíquán (qí·quán {completing a pattern} · {to be complete} 齐全 齊全), zuò gè yàng de (’s 的) shàngōng.