1Tim 5:18 Cross References

1 Timothy 5:18

18: For the Scripture says, "Do not keep an ox from eating as it treads out the grain." And in another place, "Those who work deserve their pay!"

Deuteronomy 25:4

  1. "Do not keep an ox from eating as it treads out the grain.

1 Corinthians 9:7

  1. What soldier has to pay his own expenses? And have you ever heard of a farmer who harvests his crop and doesn't have the right to eat some of it? What shepherd takes care of a flock of sheep and isn't allowed to drink some of the milk?
  2. And this isn't merely human opinion. Doesn't God's law say the same thing?
  3. For the law of Moses says, "Do not keep an ox from eating as it treads out the grain." Do you suppose God was thinking only about oxen when he said this?
  4. Wasn't he also speaking to us? Of course he was. Just as farm workers who plow fields and thresh the grain expect a share of the harvest, Christian workers should be paid by those they serve.

Luke 10:7

  1. When you enter a town, don't move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide you. Don't hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.

1 Corinthians 9:14

  1. In the same way, the Lord gave orders that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.

Matthew 10:10

  1. Don't carry a traveler's bag with an extra coat and sandals or even a walking stick. Don't hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.

Deuteronomy 24:14

  1. "Never take advantage of poor laborers, whether fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns.
  2. Pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they might cry out to the LORD against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.

Leviticus 19:13

  1. "Do not cheat or rob anyone. "Always pay your hired workers promptly.

James 4:5

  1. What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the Holy Spirit, whom God has placed within us, jealously longs for us to be faithful?

Galatians 3:8

  1. What's more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would accept the Gentiles, too, on the basis of their faith. God promised this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, "All nations will be blessed through you."

Romans 10:11

  1. As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who believes in him will not be disappointed. "

Romans 9:17

  1. For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, "I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you, and so that my fame might spread throughout the earth."

Romans 4:3

  1. For the Scriptures tell us, "Abraham believed God, so God declared him to be righteous."

Romans 11:2

  1. No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you remember what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,
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