Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 1 Timothy
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:17 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:17 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:17 JFB -> Commentary on 5:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:17 PNT -> Commentary on 5:17 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:17 TSK -> Commentary on 5:17 TSK -> Entry for 5:17 WEN -> Notes on 5:17 NTB -> Church; Commandments; Elder; Minister, Christian; Reverence TTT -> Ministers; Titles and Names of Ministers SBD -> Bishop PWP -> Devotional using 5:17 5:17 - [In Context] The elders F27 who lead the church in a good way should receive double honor. This is especially true for those elders who do the work of counseling and teaching.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:18 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:18 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:18 JFB -> Commentary on 5:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:18 PNT -> Commentary on 5:18 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:18 TSK -> Commentary on 5:18 TSK -> Entry for 5:18 WEN -> Notes on 5:18 NTB -> Animals; Bullock; Commandments; Elder; Employee; Employer; Labor; Master; Minister, Christian; Quotations And Allusions; Servant; Threshing TTT -> Threshing PWP -> Devotional using 5:18 5:18 - [In Context] Why? Because the Scriptures F28 say, "When a work animal is doing the work of separating grain, don't cover its mouth {and stop it from eating the grain}." F29 And the Scriptures also say, "A worker should be given his pay." F30
FOOTNOTES: F27: elder(s)   A group of men chosen to lead a church. Also called "overseers" and "pastors" (shepherds), they have the work of caring for God's people. See Acts 20:28; Eph. 4:11; Tit. 1:7,9. F28: Scriptures   The Holy Writings--God's message to people through the writers of the Bible. F29: "When a work animal … grain"   Quote from Deut. 25:4. F30: "A worker should be given his pay"   Quote from Lk. 10:7.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; PWP - Praying With Paul; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.