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* 第 1 章
* 问候
* 问候
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* 多1:1 上帝的仆人,耶稣基督的使徒保罗,凭着上帝选民的信心与敬虔真理的知识,
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*Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
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* 多1:2 盼望那无谎言的上帝在万古之先所应许的永生,
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*In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
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* 多1:3 到了日期,藉着传扬的工夫把他的道显明了;这传扬的责任是按着上帝我们救主的命令交托了我。
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*But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
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* 多1:4 现在写信给提多,就是照着我们共信之道作我真儿子的。愿恩惠、平安从父上帝和我们的救主基督耶稣归与你。
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*To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
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* 提多在革哩底的工作
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* 多1:5 我从前留你在革哩底,是要你将那没有办完的事都办整齐了,又照我所吩咐你的,在各城设立长老。
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*For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
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* 多1:6 若有无可指责的人,只作一个妇人的丈夫,儿女也是信主的,没有人告他们是放荡不服约束的,就可以设立。
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*If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
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* 多1:7 监督既是上帝的管家,必须无可指责,不任性,不暴躁,不因酒滋事,不打人,不贪无义之财。
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*For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
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* 多1:8 乐意接待远人,好善,庄重,公平,圣洁自持。
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*But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
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* 多1:9 坚守所教真实的道理,就能将纯正的教训劝化人,又能把争辩的人驳倒了。
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*Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
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* 多1:10 因为有许多人不服约束,说虚空话欺哄人;那奉割礼的更是这样。
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*For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
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* 多1:11 这些人的口总要堵住。他们因贪不义之财,将不该教导的教导人,败坏人的全家。
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*Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
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* 多1:12 有革哩底人中的一个本地先知说:“革哩底人常说谎话,乃是恶兽,又馋又懒。”
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*One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
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* 多1:13 这个见证是真的。所以,你要严严的责备他们,使他们在真道上纯全无疵,
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*This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
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* 多1:14 不听犹太人荒渺的言语和离弃真道之人的诫命。
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*Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
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* 多1:15 在洁净的人,凡物都洁净;在污秽不信的人,什么都不洁净,连心地和天良也都污秽了。
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*Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
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* 多1:16 他们说是认识上帝,行事却和他相背,本是可憎恶的,是悖逆的,在各样善事上是可废弃的。
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*They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.