1Ti 5:17-18 | ESV | STEP | Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor , especially those who labor in preaching and teaching .

a Rom. 12:8; 1 Thess. 5:12; [1 Cor. 12:28]

d Matt. 10:10; Luke 10:7; [Lev. 19:13; Deut. 24:15; 1 Cor. 9:4, 7-14]

‏ 1 Timothy 5:17-18

17 Let the elders ^awho rule well be considered worthy of ^bdouble honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, ^c“You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, ^d“The laborer deserves his wages.”