1 Timothy 5:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

For the Scripture says, You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain. And, The laborer is worthy of his wages.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} the scripture{G1124} saith,{G3004} Thou shalt{G5392} not{G3756} muzzle{G5392} the ox{G1016} when he treadeth out the corn.{G248} And,{G2532} The laborer{G2040} is worthy{G514} of his{G846} hire.{G3408}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} the scripture{G1124} saith{G3004}{(G5719)}, Thou shalt{G5392} not{G3756} muzzle{G5392}{(G5692)} the ox{G1016} that treadeth out the corn{G248}{(G5723)}. And{G2532}, The labourer{G2040} is worthy{G514} of his{G846} reward{G3408}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For the scripture sayth: Thou shalt not mousell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne. And the labourer is worthy of his rewarde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For ye scripture sayeth: Thou shalt not mosell the mouth of ye oxe yt treadeth out ye corne. And: The labourer is worthy of his rewarde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For the Scripture sayeth, Thou shalt not mousell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne: and, The labourer is worthie of his wages.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For the scripture sayth: Thou shalt not moosel the oxe that treadeth out the corne: And, the labourer is worthy of his rewarde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy `is' the workman of his reward.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For the Writings say, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. And, The worker has a right to his reward.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    For the scripture says,“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and,“The worker deserves his pay.”

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 25:4 : 4 You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.
  • Luke 10:7 : 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
  • Matt 10:10 : 10 Nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs: for the worker is worthy of his food.
  • Lev 19:13 : 13 You shall not defraud your neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
  • Deut 24:14-15 : 14 You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of the strangers that are in your land within your gates: 15 You shall give him his wages on the same day, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.
  • 1 Cor 9:7-9 : 7 Who goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock? 8 Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the Law say the same also? 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses, 'You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.' Does God care for oxen? 10 Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
  • 1 Cor 9:14 : 14 Even so the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.
  • Rom 11:2 : 2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah? how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns jealously?
  • Rom 4:3 : 3 For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness.
  • Rom 9:17 : 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show My power in you, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth.
  • Rom 10:11 : 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the gentiles through faith, preached beforehand the gospel unto Abraham, saying, 'In you shall all nations be blessed.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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    4 You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.

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    6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who do not have the right to refrain from working?

    7 Who goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?

    8 Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the Law say the same also?

    9 For it is written in the Law of Moses, 'You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.' Does God care for oxen?

    10 Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.

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    4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.

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    3 Neither as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

    4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away.

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    7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.

  • Matt 10:10
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    10 Nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs: for the worker is worthy of his food.

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    8 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

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    36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

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  • 1 Thess 5:12-13
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    26 He who labors, labors for himself, for his mouth craves it of him.

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    15 You shall give him his wages on the same day, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.

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    8 Nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but we worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.

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    6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

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    12 Now those who are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and eat their own bread.

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    15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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    8 Knowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same shall they receive from the Lord, whether they are bond or free.

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    12 Saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

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    9 And let us not grow weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.

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    14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress: of that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.

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    24 Knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Christ.

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