1 TIMOTHY 5:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.”
For the Scripture says, 'You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain,' and 'The laborer deserves his wages' — Paul combines Deuteronomy 25:4 (ox-muzzling) and what appears to be Luke 10:7 (laborer's wage-worthiness) to justify financial support for teaching elders. The dual testimony establishes divine precedent.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:18
The “honor” of which he here speaks is attention to them, and the supply of their necessities, as is shown by his adding, “You shall not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain” Deuteronomy 25:4; and, “The laborer is worthy of his reward.” Luke 10:7 So when he says, “Honor widows,” he means, “support” them in all that is necessary. Thus he says, “That it may relieve those that are widows indeed”; and again, “Honor widows that are widows indeed,” that is, who are in poverty,…
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