1 Timothy 5:17

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.

2Ki 2:9; Isa 40:2; Jer 16:18; Jer 17:18; Zec 9:12; Mt 9:37,38; Mt 24:25; Lu 10:1,2,7; Lu 12:42; Joh 4:38; Ac 20:35; Ac 28:10; Ro 12:8; Ro 15:27; Ro 16:12; 1Co 3:9; 1Co 9:5-14; 1Co 15:10; 1Co 16:16; 2Co 6:1; Ga 6:6; Php 2:16; Php 2:29; Php 4:3; 1Th 5:12,13; 1Ti 3:5; 1Ti 4:6,16; 1Ti 4:10; 1Ti 5:1; 1Ti 5:3; 2Ti 2:6; 2Ti 4:2; Heb 13:7,17,24

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.”