1 Timothy 5:17-18
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Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.
18
For the Scripture says, f "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain," and, g "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:4
You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.
1 Corinthians 9:7 - 9
Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:13
You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
Deuteronomy 24:15
Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.
Matthew 10:10
Nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food.
Luke 10:7
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
1 Corinthians 9:14
Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.