Chapter 2

2:1 [hgb]  但 你 所 讲 的 ， 总 要 合 乎 那 纯 正 的 道 理 。 
    [kjv]  But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine¹:
    [bbe]  But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching:
2:2 [hgb]  劝 老 年 人 ， 要 有 节 制 ， 端 庄 ， 自 守 ， 在 信 心 爱 心 忍 耐 上 ， 都 要 纯 全 无 疵 。 
    [kjv]  That the aged² men be sober, grave, temperate³, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
    [bbe]  That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.
2:3 [hgb]  又 劝 老 年 妇 人 ， 举 止 行 动 要 恭 敬 ， 不 说 谗 言 ， 不 给 酒 作 奴 仆 ， 用 善 道 教 训 人 。 
    [kjv]  The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
    [bbe]  That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,
2:4 [hgb]  好 指 教 少 年 妇 人 ， 爱 丈 夫 ， 爱 儿 女 ， 
    [kjv]  That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
    [bbe]  Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,
2:5 [hgb]  谨 守 贞 洁 ， 料 理 家 务 ， 待 人 有 恩 ， 顺 服 自 己 的 丈 夫 ， 免 得 神 的 道 理 被 毁 谤 。 
    [kjv]  To be discreet⁴, chaste⁵, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
    [bbe]  To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.
2:6 [hgb]  又 劝 少 年 人 要 谨 守 。 
    [kjv]  Young men likewise exhort⁶ to be sober minded.
    [bbe]  To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:
2:7 [hgb]  你 自 己 凡 事 要 显 出 善 行 的 榜 样 ， 在 教 训 上 要 正 直 ， 端 庄 ， 
    [kjv]  In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity⁷,
    [bbe]  In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
2:8 [hgb]  言 语 纯 全 ， 无 可 指 责 ， 叫 那 反 对 的 人 ， 既 无 处 可 说 我 们 的 不 是 ， 便 自 觉 羞 愧 。 
    [kjv]  Sound speech, that cannot be condemned⁸; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
    [bbe]  Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
2:9 [hgb]  劝 仆 人 要 顺 服 自 己 的 主 人 ， 凡 事 讨 他 的 喜 欢 。 不 可 顶 撞 他 。 
    [kjv]  Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
    [bbe]  Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;
2:10 [hgb]  不 可 私 拿 东 西 。 要 显 为 忠 诚 ， 以 致 凡 事 尊 荣 我 们 救 主 神 的 道 。 
    [kjv]  Not purloining⁹, but shewing all good fidelity¹⁰; that they may adorn¹¹ the doctrine of God our Saviour¹² in all things.
    [bbe]  Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.
2:11 [hgb]  因 为 神 救 众 人 的 恩 典 ， 已 经 显 明 出 来 ， 
    [kjv]  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation¹³ hath appeared to all men,
    [bbe]  For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,
2:12 [hgb]  教 训 我 们 除 去 不 敬 虔 的 心 ， 和 世 俗 的 情 欲 ， 在 今 世 自 守 ， 公 义 ， 敬 虔 度 日 。 
    [kjv]  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts¹⁴, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
    [bbe]  Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
2:13 [hgb]  等 候 所 盼 望 的 福 ， 并 等 候 至 大 的 神 ， 和 （ 或 作 无 和 字 ） 我 们 救 主 耶 稣 基 督 的 荣 耀 显 现 。 
    [kjv]  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
    [bbe]  Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
2:14 [hgb]  他 为 我 们 舍 了 自 己 ， 要 赎 我 们 脱 离 一 切 罪 恶 ， 又 洁 净 我 们 ， 特 作 自 己 的 子 民 ， 热 心 为 善 。 
    [kjv]  Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem¹⁵ us from all iniquity¹⁶, and purify unto himself a peculiar¹⁷ people, zealous¹⁸ of good works.
    [bbe]  Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
2:15 [hgb]  这 些 事 你 要 讲 明 ， 劝 戒 人 ， 用 各 等 权 柄 责 备 人 。 不 可 叫 人 轻 看 你 。 
    [kjv]  These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke¹⁹ with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
    [bbe]  On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.

1 doctrine   

n.教义；主义；学说

参考例句：

• He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.他不得不宣扬他的教义。
• The council met to consider changes to doctrine.宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 temperate   

adj.温和的，温带的，自我克制的，不过分的

参考例句：

• Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带。
• Great Britain has a temperate climate.英国气候温和。

4 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

5 chaste   

adj.贞洁的；有道德的；善良的；简朴的

参考例句：

• Comparatively speaking,I like chaste poetry better.相比较而言，我更喜欢朴实无华的诗。
• Tess was a chaste young girl.苔丝是一个善良的少女。

6 exhort   

v.规劝，告诫

参考例句：

• The opposition can only question and exhort.反对党只能提出质问和告诫。
• This is why people exhort each other not to step into stock market.这就是为什么许多人互相告诫，不要涉足股市的原因。

7 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

8 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

9 purloining   

v.偷窃( purloin的现在分词 )

参考例句：

10 fidelity   

n.忠诚，忠实；精确

参考例句：

• There is nothing like a dog's fidelity.没有什么能比得上狗的忠诚。
• His fidelity and industry brought him speedy promotion.他的尽职及勤奋使他很快地得到晋升。

11 adorn   

vt.使美化，装饰

参考例句：

• She loved to adorn herself with finery.她喜欢穿戴华丽的服饰。
• His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books.他的水彩设计使许多图书大为生色。

12 saviour   

n.拯救者，救星

参考例句：

• I saw myself as the saviour of my country.我幻想自己为国家的救星。
• The people clearly saw her as their saviour.人们显然把她看成了救星。

13 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

14 lusts   

贪求（lust的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• A miser lusts for gold. 守财奴贪财。
• Palmer Kirby had wakened late blooming lusts in her. 巴穆·柯比在她心中煽动起一片迟暮的情欲。

15 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。

16 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。

17 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

18 zealous   

adj.狂热的，热心的

参考例句：

• She made zealous efforts to clean up the classroom.她非常热心地努力清扫教室。
• She is a zealous supporter of our cause.她是我们事业的热心支持者。

19 rebuke   

v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise

参考例句：

• He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
• Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。