1 Timothy 5:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁸ For the Scripture says [Deut. 25:4], “You should not put a muzzle on the ox while it tramples over the grain.” And [Luke 10:7], “The worker deserves his wages.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ For the Scripture says, You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain, and again, The laborer is worthy of his hire. [Deut. 25:4; Luke 10:7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ The scripture says, “Don’t put a muzzle on an ox while it treads grain”, and “Workers deserve their pay”.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ For Scripture says: "You shall not muzzle an ox as it is treading out the grain," and, "The worker is worthy of his pay."

1 Timothy 5:18 Cross References

Matthew 10:10

or a traveling bag [for personal belongings], or a change of jackets or shoes, or [even] a walking stick [Note: By comparing this and the restriction in Matt. 10:10 with the permission given in Mark 6:8, the harmony seems to be “if you do not already have a walking stick, do not get one”]. For the worker deserves having his food provided.

Luke 10:7

And you should remain in that same house [i.e., the peace-loving one], eating and drinking whatever they serve you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move from house to house [i.e., wasting time].

Romans 10:11

For the Scripture says [Isa. 28:16], “Whoever believes in Him [i.e., Christ] will not be put to shame.” [i.e., he will never have unforgiven sin brought up against him]

Romans 11:2

God did not reject His people whom He knew previously. Or, do you not know what the Scriptures say in the passage where Elijah pleads with God against Israel?

Romans 4:3

For what does the Scripture say? [Gen. 15:6 says], “And Abraham believed God, so God considered him righteous.”

Romans 9:17

For the Scripture said to Pharaoh [Ex. 9:16], “I raised you up [to be a ruler] for the very purpose of demonstrating my power in your life and that my name might be made known throughout the entire world.”

1 Corinthians 9:14

Even so the Lord directed that those who proclaim the good news [about Christ] should get their living from [preaching] that good news.

Galatians 3:8

And, predicting that God would consider the Gentiles right with Him by [their] faith, the Scriptures previously recorded [this promise of] the Gospel to Abraham by saying [Gen. 12:3], “All nations will receive a blessing through your descendant [i.e., Jesus].”

James 4:5

Or, do you think that the Scripture says [this] for nothing? [Note: No specific passage is here cited, but the idea occurs in several Old Testament passages]. “The Holy Spirit, whom God has made to live in us, longs jealously [for us to be faithful to God].”