Discovery Box1 Timothy 5:17-19 
Context5:17 Elders who provide effective leadership 1 must be counted worthy 2 of double honor, 3 especially those who work hard in speaking 4 and teaching. 5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” 5 and, “The worker deserves his pay.” 6 5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. 7
1 tn Grk “who lead well.”
2 tn Or “deserving.”
3 tn Like the similar use of “honor” in v. 3, this phrase
denotes both respect and remuneration: “honor plus honorarium.”
4 tn Or “in preaching”; Grk “in word.”
5 sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.
6 sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.
7 sn An allusion to Deut 17:6, 19:15.
