2:23 惟有那愚拙无学问的辩论，总要弃绝，因为知道这等事是起争竞的。
2:24 然而主的仆人不可争竞；只要温温和和地待众人，善于教导，存心忍耐，
2:25 用温柔劝戒那抵挡的人，或者 神给他们悔改的心，可以明白真道，
2:26 叫他们这已经被魔鬼任意掳去的，可以醒悟，脱离他的网罗。
23Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
24And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
25Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
26and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.