### 📖 📄 📘 Tímótài Qiánshū ((Tímótài Timothy 提摩太) (Qián·shū Earlier · {Writing → [Letter]} 前书 前書) → [1 Timothy]) 3 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Rén ({a man} 人) jiélì (jié·lì {is drying up → [is using up]} · strength → [is doing his utmost] 竭力) fúhé (fú·hé {to tally with → [to accord with]} · {to close with → [to conform with]} 符合) zīgé (zī·gé means · grid → [qualifications] 资格 資格) zuò ({to become} 做) jiāndū (jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [overseer] 监督 監督), jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) xiàngwǎng (xiàng·wǎng {turning towards → [siding with]} · {going towards} → [yearning for] 向往 向/嚮往) měihǎo de gōngzuò. Zhèi jù huà zhēnshí kěkào. 2 Jiāndū (Jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [the overseer] 监督 監督) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) wúkě (wú·kě {not be having} · {being able} 无可 無可)‐zhǐzé (zhǐ·zé {(to be pointed at with) finger → [to be pointed at]} · {to be criticized} 指责 指責), zhǐ zuò yí ge nǚzǐ de zhàngfu, shēnghuó yǒu jiézhì (jié·zhì {nodes → [sections]} · {being regulated} → [being moderated] 节制 節制), sīxiǎng (thinking 思想) jiànquán (jiàn·quán {be healthy} · {be whole} → [be sound] 健全), zuòshì yǒu tiáolǐ (tiáo·lǐ {long and narrow things → [items]} · {being put in order} → [orderliness] 条理 條理), hàokè (hào·kè {be fond of} · guests → [be hospitable] 好客), jùbèi (jù·bèi {be provided/furnished with → [possess]} · {to be prepared/equipped → [fully]} → [be equipped with] 具备 具備) jiàodǎo de nénglì, 3 bú (not 不) zuìjiǔ (zuì·jiǔ {be drunk with} · {alcoholic drink} 醉酒), bù (not 不) xiōngbào (xiōng·bào {be fierce} · {be sudden and violent → [be brutal]} 凶暴 凶/兇暴), tōngqíng‐dálǐ ((tōng·qíng {(go) through to → [connect with]} · reason → [be reasonable] 通情)‐(dá·lǐ attain · reason → [show good sense] 达理 達理) → [be understanding and reasonable (a rearrangement of tōngdá qínglǐ)]), bù (not 不) xǐ’ài (xǐ’·ài {be liking} · {be loving} 喜爱 喜愛) zhēngchǎo (zhēng·chǎo {contending → [arguing]} · {making noise → [quarrelling]} → [quarrelling] 争吵 爭吵), bù tān’ài qiáncái, 4 hǎohāor (hǎo·hāo·r well · {with care} · {child → [(diminutive) non-syllabic retroflex suffix (pronunciation feature in Beijing dialect)]} 好好(儿) 好好(兒)) dūdǎo (dū·dǎo {be superintending and directing} · {be leading} 督导 督導) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) jiā (household 家), érnǚ (ér·nǚ {children → [sons]} · {girls → [daughters]} 儿女 兒女) shùnfú, érqiě shífēn zhuāngzhòng (zhuāng·zhòng {being of village → [being of manor] → [being serious]} · {being weighty} → [being serious] 庄重 莊重) rènzhēn. 5 (Rén bù zhīdào zěnyàng dūdǎo (dū·dǎo {to be superintending and directing} · {to be leading} 督导 督導) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) jiā (household 家), yòu ([used for emphasis] 又) zěnnéng (zěn·néng how · {would be able} 怎能) zhàogu (zhào·gu {to take care of} · {to look after} 照顾 照顧) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) huìzhòng ne?) 6 Jiāndū (Jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [overseer] 监督 監督) bù (not 不) gāi (should 该 該) shì (be 是) xīnjìn (xīn·jìn newly · {nearly → [recently]} 新近) gǎixìn (gǎi·xìn changed · believing → [converted] 改信) de ({’s (one)} 的), kǒngpà (fearing → [for fear that] 恐怕) tā (he 他) jiāo’ào (jiāo’·ào {will be proud} · {will be haughty} 骄傲 驕傲)‐zìdà (zì·dà {(will consider) self} · {(to be) great} 自大), jiù (then 就) nántáo (nán·táo {(he will find it) difficult} · {to escape} 难 難) Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ Devil · Demon → [the Devil] 魔鬼) suǒ shòu de pànjué. 7 Jiāndū (Jiān·dū supervising · overseeing (person) → [overseer] 监督 監督) yě (also 也) gāi (should 该 該) zài (at 在) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) yǐwài (yǐ·wài {from there} · outside 以外) yǒu (have 有) hǎo (good 好) míngshēng (míng·shēng name · sound → [reputation] 名声 名聲), miǎnde (miǎn·de {to avoid} · getting 免得) shòu rén zhǐzé, luòrù Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ Devil · Demon → [the Devil] 魔鬼) de (’s 的) quāntào (quān·tào {circle → [pen]} · {noose → [trap]} → [snare] 圈套).

📖 📄 📘 8 Tóngyàng (Tóng·yàng {(in the) same} · {pattern → [way]} 同样 同樣), zhùlǐ púrén ((zhù·lǐ {assisting (in)} · managing → [ministerial] 助理) (pú·rén servant · men 仆人 僕人) → [ministerial servants]) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) zhuāngzhòng (zhuāng·zhòng {be of village → [be of manor] → [be serious]} · {be weighty} → [be serious] 庄重 莊重) rènzhēn (rèn·zhēn recognize · {being real} → [be serious] 认真 認真), bú (not 不) yì‐kǒu‐liǎng‐shé ((yì {(be having) one} 一)‐(kǒu mouth 口)‐(liǎng {(be having) two} 两 兩)‐(shé tongues 舌) → [be double-tongued]), bú (not 不) shìjiǔ (shì·jiǔ {have a special liking for} · wine 嗜酒) háoyǐn (háo·yǐn unrestrainedly · drink 豪饮 豪飲), bù (not 不) tān ({be greedy of} 贪 貪) bú (not 不) zhèngdàng (zhèng·dàng upright · proper 正当 正當) de (’s 的) lìyì (lì·yì {sharpening → [gain]} · benefit → [benefit] 利益), 9 běnzhe (běn·zhe {root or stem → [in line with]} · being → [in line with] 本着 本着/著) qīngbái (qīng·bái clean · white 清白) de (’s 的) liángxīn (liáng·xīn good · heart → [conscience] 良心), jǐnshǒu (jǐn·shǒu {being tight → [strictly]} · {be abiding by} 紧守 緊守) xìnyǎng (xìn·yǎng believing · {looking up to} → [the faith] 信仰) de (’s 的) shénshèng (shén·shèng godly · sacred 神圣 神聖) mìmì (mì·mì secret · {dense → [close] → [secret]} (thing) → [secret] 秘密 秘/祕密).

📖 📄 📘 10 Zhèixiē (Zhèi·xiē this · {indefinite number of} → [these] 这些 這些) rén (men 人) yě (also 也) gāi (should 该 該) xiān (first 先) shòu ({be subjected to} 受) shìyàn (testing 试验 試驗), kànkan (kàn·kan {to see} · {to see} 看看) shìfǒu (shì·fǒu (if) {(they) are} · {(or) not} 是否) héshì (hé·shì {closing → [fitting]} · fitting 合适 合適), rúguǒ (rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) wúkě (wú·kě {(they) are not having} · {being able} 无可 無可)‐zhǐzé (zhǐ·zé {(to be pointed at with) finger → [to be pointed at]} · {to be criticized} 指责 指責), jiù (then 就) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ {(you) may} · [suf] 可以) ràng (let 让 讓) tāmen (tā·men him · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) zuò (be 做) púrén (pú·rén servant · men 仆人 僕人).

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📖 📄 📘 12 Zhùlǐ púrén ((Zhù·lǐ {assisting (in)} · managing → [ministerial] 助理) (pú·rén servant · men 仆人 僕人) → [ministerial servants]) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) zhǐ (just 只 只/秖/衹/祇) zuò (be 做) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) nǚzǐ (nǚ·zǐ female · person → [woman] 女子) de (’s 的) zhàngfu (husbands 丈夫), hǎohāor (hǎo·hāo·r well · {with care} · {child → [(diminutive) non-syllabic retroflex suffix (pronunciation feature in Beijing dialect)]} 好好(儿) 好好(兒)) dūdǎo (dū·dǎo {superintending and directing} · leading 督导 督導) érnǚ (ér·nǚ {children → [sons]} · {girls → [daughters]} 儿女 兒女) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) zìjǐ (selves 自己) de (’ 的) jiā (households 家). 13 Rén (men 人) hǎohāo (hǎo·hāo well · {with care} 好好 好好) zhíxíng zhíwù, jiù yíngdé hǎo míngshēng, kěyǐ wánquán fàngdǎn fāyán, jiǎnglùn guānyú Jīdū Yēsū de xìnyǎng.

📖 📄 📘 … 15 Zhèyàng (Zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣), wànyī wǒ dānge le, nǐ yě zhīdào zài Shàngdì de jiā li gāi zěnyàng xíngshì wéirén. Zhèige jiā jiùshì zhēn‐Shén de huìzhòng, shì zhēnlǐ de dòngliáng hé zhīzhù. …