Galatians 6:6 Cross References

Galatians 6:6

6: Those who are taught the word of God should help their teachers by paying them.

Romans 15:27

  1. They were very glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the wonderful spiritual blessings of the Good News from the Jewish Christians, they feel the least they can do in return is help them financially.

Deuteronomy 12:19

  1. Be very careful never to forget the Levites as long as you live in your land.

1 Timothy 5:17

  1. Elders who do their work well should be paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.
  2. 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!"

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.

1 Corinthians 9:9

  1. 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?
  2. 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.
  3. We have planted good spiritual seed among you. Is it too much to ask, in return, for mere food and clothing?
  4. If you support others who preach to you, shouldn't we have an even greater right to be supported? Yet we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than put an obstacle in the way of the Good News about Christ.
  5. Don't you know that those who work in the Temple get their meals from the food brought to the Temple as offerings? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings.
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