1 Timothy 5:18
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.
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- Deuteronomy 25:4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the grain.
- 1 Corinthians 9:14 Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.
- 1 Corinthians 9:7–9 What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same? For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth,