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1 Timothy 5:18

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

The words of Scripture are-- 'Thou shalt not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain.' and again-- 'The worker is worth his wages.'

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Not even with a bag for the journey, or a change of clothes, or sandals, or even a staff; for the worker is worth his food.

Remain at that same house, and eat and drink whatever they offer you; for the worker is worth his wages. Do not keep changing from one house to another.

As the passage of Scripture says--'No one who believes in him shall have any cause for shame.'

God has not rejected his People, whom he chose from the first. Have you forgotten the words of Scripture in the story of Elijah- how he appeals to God against Israel?

For what are the words of Scripture? 'Abraham had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.'

In Scripture, again, it is said to Pharaoh-'It was for this very purpose that I raised thee to the throne, to show my power by my dealings with thee, and to make my name known throughout the world.'

So, too, the Master has appointed that those who tell the Good News should get their living from the Good News.

And Scripture, foreseeing that God would pronounce the Gentiles righteous as the result of faith, foretold the Good News to Abraham in the words--'Through thee all the Gentiles shall be blessed.'

Do you suppose there is no meaning in the passage of Scripture which asks--'Is envy to result from the longings of the Spirit which God has implanted within you?'




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