Matthew 10:10
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10 Don’t take a traveling bag for the road, or an extra shirt, sandals, or a walking stick, for the worker(A) is worthy of his food.
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1 Corinthians 9:13-14
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13 Don’t you know that those who perform the temple services eat the food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar(A) share in the offerings of the altar? 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should earn their living by the gospel.(B)
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1 Timothy 5:17-18
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Honoring the Elders
17 The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium,[a] especially those who work hard(A) at preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says:
Do not muzzle an ox
while it is treading out the grain,(B)[b] and,
the worker is worthy of his wages.(C)
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 5:17 Or of respect and remuneration; lit of double honor
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Dt 25:4
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