디모데전서 4

Some will abandon the faith

¹The Spirit says clearly that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. ²Such teaching comes through hypocritical liars whose consciences have been branded as with a hot iron. ³They forbid people to marry and order them to keep away from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanks by those who believe and know the truth. ⁴For everything God created is good, and nothing should be refused if it is received with thanks, ⁵because it is made holy by God’s word and by prayer.

Train yourself in godliness

⁶If you teach these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, feeding yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching you have followed. ⁷Have nothing to do with godless and silly myths. Instead, train yourself in godliness. ⁸Physical training has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, since it holds promise both for life now and for the life to come. ⁹Here is a saying you can rely on, which deserves to be fully accepted. ¹⁰This is why we work hard and endure insults: we have put our hope in the living God, the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.^a

Set the believers an example

¹¹Give these instructions, and teach them. ¹²Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set the believers an example in how you speak and live, in love, in faith and in purity. ¹³Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. ¹⁴Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through a prophetic word when the elders laid their hands on you. ¹⁵Put these things into practice and give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. ¹⁶Keep a close watch on yourself and on your teaching. Persevere in them, for if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.