1 Timothy 5:18

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For the Scripture says, 'You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing,' and, 'The worker is worthy of his wages.'

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  • Deut 25:4 : 4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
  • Luke 10:7 : 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house.
  • Matt 10:10 : 10 Do not bring a traveling bag for the journey, or two shirts, or sandals, or a staff; for a worker is worthy of his food.
  • Lev 19:13 : 13 Do not oppress or rob your neighbor. Do not withhold the wages of a hired worker overnight.
  • Deut 24:14-15 : 14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
  • 1 Cor 9:7-9 : 7 Who serves as a soldier at their own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock? 8 Do I say these things merely from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law also say the same? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses: "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen that God is concerned about? 10 Or does He say this entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake because the plowman ought to plow in hope and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the harvest.
  • 1 Cor 9:14 : 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
  • Rom 11:2 : 2 God has not rejected His people, whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the story of Elijah, how he pleaded with God against Israel?
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit God caused to dwell in us longs jealously for us?
  • Rom 4:3 : 3 What does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.'
  • Rom 9:17 : 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: 'I raised you up for this very purpose, so that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.'
  • Rom 10:11 : 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 25:4
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    4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

  • 1 Tim 5:17
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    17The elders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

  • 1 Cor 9:6-10
    5 verses
    80%

    6Or is it only Barnabas and I who lack the right to not work for a living?

    7Who serves as a soldier at their own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?

    8Do I say these things merely from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law also say the same?

    9For it is written in the law of Moses: "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen that God is concerned about?

    10Or does He say this entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake because the plowman ought to plow in hope and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the harvest.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    75%

    6The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

  • Jas 5:4
    74%

    4Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

  • 1 Pet 5:1-4
    4 verses
    74%

    1I urge the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings, and also as one who will share in the glory to be revealed.

    2Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, watching over them—not under compulsion, but freely; not for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

    3Do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

    4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

  • Luke 10:7
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    7Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house.

  • Matt 10:10
    73%

    10Do not bring a traveling bag for the journey, or two shirts, or sandals, or a staff; for a worker is worthy of his food.

  • 1 Cor 3:8
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    8The one who plants and the one who waters are one, and each will receive their reward according to their own labor.

  • 1 Tim 5:19
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    19Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.

  • 1 Cor 9:13-14
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    13Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat the food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the offerings of the altar?

    14In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

  • John 4:36-38
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    36The one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together.

    37For in this the saying is true: 'One sows, and another reaps.'

    38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.

  • 1 Thess 5:12-13
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    12Now we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord, and who instruct you.

    13Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

  • Deut 24:15
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    15Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
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    10For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If anyone is unwilling to work, they should not eat.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
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    1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.

  • Exod 21:36
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    36However, if it was known that the ox was prone to goring in the past and its owner did not keep it confined, he must pay compensation—an ox for an ox—and the dead animal will be his.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • Gal 6:6
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    6The one who is taught the word should share all good things with the one who teaches.

  • 1 Cor 9:18
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    18What then is my reward? It is that when I preach the gospel, I may offer it free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

  • 2 Thess 3:8
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    8We did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it. Instead, we worked with toil and hardship night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you.

  • Lev 19:13
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    13Do not oppress or rob your neighbor. Do not withhold the wages of a hired worker overnight.

  • Ps 129:7
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    7with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his arms.

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    6Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

  • 2 Thess 3:12
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    12To such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and earn their own living.

  • 2 Tim 2:15
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    15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

  • Eph 6:8
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    8knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

  • Matt 20:12
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    12'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'

  • Gal 6:9
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    9Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

  • Heb 6:10
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    10For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.

  • Matt 20:7
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    7They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'

  • 1 Cor 15:58
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    58Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

  • Deut 15:14
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    14Provide them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.

  • Col 3:24
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    24Knowing that you will receive the reward of your inheritance from the Lord, serve the Lord Christ.

  • Matt 20:2
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    2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

  • Exod 34:21
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    21You are to work for six days, but on the seventh day you must rest—even during the plowing season and the harvest you must rest.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6He will repay each person according to their deeds.

  • Exod 21:32
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    32If the ox gores a male or female servant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of the servant, and the ox must be stoned.