Verse 17
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Referenced Verses
- Luke 10:7 : 7 And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
- Rom 12:8 : 8 or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, [let him do it] with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.
- Phil 2:29 : 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy; and hold such in honor:
- Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit [to them] : for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this [were] unprofitable for you.
- Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.
- Gal 6:6 : 6 But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
- 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
- 1 Cor 9:5-9 : 5 Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working? 7 What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth, 10 or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, [to thresh] in hope of partaking. 11 If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things? 12 If others partake of [this] right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ. 13 Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat [of] the things of the temple, [and] they that wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar? 14 Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.
- 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- 1 Cor 16:16 : 16 that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that helpeth in the work and laboreth.
- 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 And working together [with him] we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain
- 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
- Phil 2:16 : 16 holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
- Phil 4:3 : 3 Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life. [
- 1 Thess 5:12-13 : 12 But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
- 1 Tim 3:5 : 5 (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
- 1 Tim 4:6 : 6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed [until now] :
- 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 For to this end we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe.
- 1 Tim 4:16 : 16 Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.
- 1 Tim 5:3 : 3 Honor widows that are widows indeed.
- Rom 15:27 : 27 Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it [to them] also to minister unto them in carnal things.
- Rom 16:12 : 12 Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
- 1 Cor 3:9 : 9 For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.
- Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
- John 4:38 : 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.
- Acts 11:30 : 30 which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
- Acts 20:35 : 35 In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
- Acts 28:10 : 10 who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.
- 2 Kgs 2:9 : 9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
- Isa 40:2 : 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins.
- Jer 16:18 : 18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled mine inheritance with their abominations.
- Jer 17:18 : 18 Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
- Zech 9:12 : 12 Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.
- Matt 9:37-38 : 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few. 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.
- Matt 24:25 : 25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
- Luke 10:1-2 : 1 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. 2 And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.
- Heb 13:24 : 24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.