1 Timothy 5:17-18

Instructions for the Church

¹⁷ 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," ₁ and, _g "The laborer is worthy of his wages." ₂

1. 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?
   
2. 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.