Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are his,' and, 'Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'
你当竭力在上帝面前得蒙喜悦，作无愧的工人，按着正意分解真理的道。但要远避世俗的虚谈，因为这等人必进到更不敬虔的地步。他们的话如同毒疮，越烂越大；其中有许米乃和腓理徒，他们偏离了真道，说复活的事已过，就败坏好些人的信心。然而，上帝坚固的根基立住了；上面有这印记说：“主认识谁是他的人”；又说：“凡称呼主名的人总要离开不义。”
