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Deuteronomy 25:4
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Deuteronomy 25:4
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Don't Muzzle an Ox
Moses said to Israel:
4 (A) Don't muzzle an ox while it is threshing grain.[a]
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- 25.4 threshing grain: Oxen were used at the threshing place to walk on heads of grain, or pull heavy slabs of wood over it, to separate the kernels from the husks.
Deuteronomy 25:4
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Deuteronomy 25:4
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4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.(A)
Matthew 10:10
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Matthew 10:10
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10 (A) And don't carry[a] a traveling bag or an extra shirt or sandals or a walking stick.
Workers deserve their food.
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- 10.9,10 Don't take along … don't carry: Or “Don't accept … don't accept.”
Matthew 10:10
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Matthew 10:10
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10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.(A)
Luke 10:7
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Luke 10:7
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7 (A) Stay with the same family, eating and drinking whatever they give you, because workers are worth what they earn. Don't move around from house to house.
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Luke 10:7
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Luke 10:7
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7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages.(A) Do not move around from house to house.
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