You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning.
1 Timothy 5:18 - New Revised Standard Version for the scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves to be paid.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 The scripture says, “Don’t put a muzzle on an ox while it treads grain”, and “Workers deserve their pay”. Catholic Public Domain Version For Scripture says: "You shall not muzzle an ox as it is treading out the grain," and, "The worker is worthy of his pay." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the scripture saith: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward. |
You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning.
no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food.
Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house.
The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.”
For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “I have raised you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”
In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the Gentiles shall be blessed in you.”
Or do you suppose that it is for nothing that the scripture says, “God yearns jealously for the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?