1 Timothy 5:17 Give a bonus to leaders who do a good job, especially the ones who work hard at preaching and teaching. Scripture tells us, “Don’t muzzle a working ox” and “...

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The Message - Give a bonus to leaders who do a good job, especially the ones who work hard at preaching and teaching. Scripture tells us, “Don’t muzzle a working ox” and “A worker deserves his pay.”
新标点和合本 - 那善于管理教会的长老，当以为配受加倍的敬奉；那劳苦传道教导人的，更当如此。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 善于督导教会的长老，尤其是勤劳讲道教导人的，应该得到加倍的敬奉。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 善于督导教会的长老，尤其是勤劳讲道教导人的，应该得到加倍的敬奉。
当代译本 - 那些善于管理教会的长老，尤其是那些辛勤传道和教导人的，理当得到加倍的敬养。
圣经新译本 - 那些善于治理教会的长老，尤其是那些在讲道和教导上劳苦的长老，你们应当看他们是配受加倍的敬重和供奉的。
中文标准译本 - 那些好好带领了信徒的长老，尤其是在传道和教导上劳苦做工的，应该被看为配得加倍的尊重。
现代标点和合本 - 那善于管理教会的长老，当以为配受加倍的敬奉，那劳苦传道教导人的更当如此。
和合本（拼音版） - 那善于管理教会的长老，当以为配受加倍的敬奉。那劳苦传道教导人的，更当如此。
New International Version - The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
New International Reader's Version - The elders who do the church’s work well are worth twice as much honor. That is true in a special way of elders who preach and teach.
English Standard Version - Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
New Living Translation - Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.
Christian Standard Bible - The elders who are good leaders are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
New American Standard Bible - The elders who lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
New King James Version - Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.
Amplified Bible - The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].
American Standard Version - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
King James Version - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
New English Translation - Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.
World English Bible - Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
新標點和合本 - 那善於管理教會的長老，當以為配受加倍的敬奉；那勞苦傳道教導人的，更當如此。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 善於督導教會的長老，尤其是勤勞講道教導人的，應該得到加倍的敬奉。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 善於督導教會的長老，尤其是勤勞講道教導人的，應該得到加倍的敬奉。
當代譯本 - 那些善於管理教會的長老，尤其是那些辛勤傳道和教導人的，理當得到加倍的敬養。
聖經新譯本 - 那些善於治理教會的長老，尤其是那些在講道和教導上勞苦的長老，你們應當看他們是配受加倍的敬重和供奉的。
呂振中譯本 - 善於督導的長老、尤其是在道上和教導上勞苦的人、應當被看為配受加倍敬奉的。
中文標準譯本 - 那些好好帶領了信徒的長老，尤其是在傳道和教導上勞苦做工的，應該被看為配得加倍的尊重。
現代標點和合本 - 那善於管理教會的長老，當以為配受加倍的敬奉，那勞苦傳道教導人的更當如此。
文理和合譯本 - 善治之長老、當倍敬之、勞於言與訓者、更宜如是、
文理委辦譯本 - 善治會之長老、當倍加敬養、其勞於傳道者、敬之宜尤切、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 善治教會之長老、當倍敬之、其勞於傳道訓人者、待之更當如是、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 凡善理教務之長老、當倍加優待、尤以從事於傳道及教訓者為然。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Los ancianos que dirigen bien los asuntos de la iglesia son dignos de doble honor, especialmente los que dedican sus esfuerzos a la predicación y a la enseñanza.
현대인의 성경 - 잘 다스리는 장로들을 존경하고 특히 말씀과 가르치는 일에 수고하는 분들을 더욱더 존경하기 바랍니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Старейшины , хорошо ведущие работу, заслуживают уважения и оплаты за их труд , особенно те, кто усердно проповедует или учит.
Восточный перевод - Старейшины, хорошо руководящие общиной верующих, заслуживают уважения и оплаты за их труд , особенно те, кто усердно проповедует или учит.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Старейшины, хорошо руководящие общиной верующих, заслуживают уважения и оплаты за их труд , особенно те, кто усердно проповедует или учит.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Старейшины, хорошо руководящие общиной верующих, заслуживают уважения и оплаты за их труд , особенно те, кто усердно проповедует или учит.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Les responsables qui dirigent bien l’Eglise méritent des honoraires doubles , notamment ceux qui se dévouent au ministère astreignant de la prédication et de l’enseignement.
リビングバイブル - 与えられた仕事を忠実に果たしている牧師〔または長老〕は、それに見合う十分な報酬を受け、尊敬されるべきです。説教と教育の両方にあたっている場合は、特にそうでなければなりません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Οἱ καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιούσθωσαν, μάλιστα οἱ κοπιῶντες ἐν λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οἱ καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι, διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιούσθωσαν, μάλιστα οἱ κοπιῶντες ἐν λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Os presbíteros que lideram bem a igreja são dignos de dupla honra , especialmente aqueles cujo trabalho é a pregação e o ensino,
Hoffnung für alle - Alle, die der Gemeinde als Leiter verantwortungsvoll dienen, sollen nicht nur hoch geachtet werden, sondern auch angemessenen Lohn dafür bekommen; vor allem, wenn sie Gottes Botschaft verkünden und die Gemeinde im Glauben unterweisen.
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交叉引用

1 Timothy 4:6 - You’ve been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you’ll be a good servant of Jesus. Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart. This is why we’ve thrown ourselves into this venture so totally. We’re banking on the living God, Savior of all men and women, especially believers.
Romans 16:12 - Hello to Tryphena and Tryphosa—such diligent women in serving the Master. Hello to Persis, a dear friend and hard worker in Christ.
Jeremiah 16:18 - “They won’t get by with a thing. They’ll pay double for everything they did wrong. They’ve made a complete mess of things, littering their lives with their obscene no-gods, leaving piles of stinking god-junk all over the place.”
1 Corinthians 3:9 - Or, to put it another way, you are God’s house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you’ll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won’t get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn’t, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won’t be torn out; you’ll survive—but just barely.
1 Corinthians 15:10 - But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I’m not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven’t I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn’t amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it. So whether you heard it from me or from those others, it’s all the same: We spoke God’s truth and you entrusted your lives.
Luke 12:42 - The Master said, “Let me ask you: Who is the dependable manager, full of common sense, that the master puts in charge of his staff to feed them well and on time? He is a blessed man if when the master shows up he’s doing his job. But if he says to himself, ‘The master is certainly taking his time,’ begins beating up on the servants and maids, throws parties for his friends, and gets drunk, the master will walk in when he least expects it, give him the thrashing of his life, and put him back in the kitchen peeling potatoes.
Hebrews 13:24 - Say hello to your pastoral leaders and all the congregations. Everyone here in Italy wants to be remembered to you.
Luke 10:1 - Later the Master selected seventy and sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he intended to go. He gave them this charge: “What a huge harvest! And how few the harvest hands. So on your knees; ask the God of the Harvest to send harvest hands.
2 Corinthians 6:1 - Companions as we are in this work with you, we beg you, please don’t squander one bit of this marvelous life God has given us. God reminds us, I heard your call in the nick of time; The day you needed me, I was there to help. Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don’t put it off; don’t frustrate God’s work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we’re doing. Our work as God’s servants gets validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly . . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we’re beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we’re telling the truth, and when God’s showing his power; when we’re doing our best setting things right; when we’re praised, and when we’re blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted; ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having nothing, having it all.
Philippians 4:3 - And, oh, yes, Syzygus, since you’re right there to help them work things out, do your best with them. These women worked for the Message hand in hand with Clement and me, and with the other veterans—worked as hard as any of us. Remember, their names are also in the Book of Life.
2 Kings 2:9 - When they reached the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you before I’m taken from you? Ask anything.” Elisha said, “Your life repeated in my life. I want to be a holy man just like you.”
1 Timothy 5:3 - Take care of widows who are destitute. If a widow has family members to take care of her, let them learn that religion begins at their own doorstep and that they should pay back with gratitude some of what they have received. This pleases God immensely. You can tell a legitimate widow by the way she has put all her hope in God, praying to him constantly for the needs of others as well as her own. But a widow who exploits people’s emotions and pocketbooks—well, there’s nothing to her. Tell these things to the people so that they will do the right thing in their extended family. Anyone who neglects to care for family members in need repudiates the faith. That’s worse than refusing to believe in the first place.
Acts 28:10 - We spent a wonderful three months on Malta. They treated us royally, took care of all our needs and outfitted us for the rest of the journey. When an Egyptian ship that had wintered there in the harbor prepared to leave for Italy, we got on board. The ship had a carved Gemini for its figurehead: “the Heavenly Twins.”
1 Corinthians 9:8 - I’m not just sounding off because I’m irritated. This is all written in the scriptural law. Moses wrote, “Don’t muzzle an ox to keep it from eating the grain when it’s threshing.” Do you think Moses’ primary concern was the care of farm animals? Don’t you think his concern extends to us? Of course. Farmers plow and thresh expecting something when the crop comes in. So if we have planted spiritual seed among you, is it out of line to expect a meal or two from you? Others demand plenty from you in these ways. Don’t we who have never demanded deserve even more?
1 Corinthians 9:12 - But we’re not going to start demanding now what we’ve always had a perfect right to. Our decision all along has been to put up with anything rather than to get in the way or detract from the Message of Christ. All I’m concerned with right now is that you not use our decision to take advantage of others, depriving them of what is rightly theirs. You know, don’t you, that it’s always been taken for granted that those who work in the Temple live off the proceeds of the Temple, and that those who offer sacrifices at the altar eat their meals from what has been sacrificed? Along the same lines, the Master directed that those who spread the Message be supported by those who believe the Message.
Hebrews 13:7 - Appreciate your pastoral leaders who gave you the Word of God. Take a good look at the way they live, and let their faithfulness instruct you, as well as their truthfulness. There should be a consistency that runs through us all. For Jesus doesn’t change—yesterday, today, tomorrow, he’s always totally himself.
Luke 10:7 - “Stay at one home, taking your meals there, for a worker deserves three square meals. Don’t move from house to house, looking for the best cook in town.
Galatians 6:6 - Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity, that you enter into a generous common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the good things that you have and experience.
1 Thessalonians 5:12 - And now, friends, we ask you to honor those leaders who work so hard for you, who have been given the responsibility of urging and guiding you along in your obedience. Overwhelm them with appreciation and love!
1 Thessalonians 5:13 - Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out.
Hebrews 13:17 - Be responsive to your pastoral leaders. Listen to their counsel. They are alert to the condition of your lives and work under the strict supervision of God. Contribute to the joy of their leadership, not its drudgery. Why would you want to make things harder for them?

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交叉引用

The Message - Give a bonus to leaders who do a good job, especially the ones who work hard at preaching and teaching. Scripture tells us, “Don’t muzzle a working ox” and “A worker deserves his pay.”
新标点和合本 - 那善于管理教会的长老，当以为配受加倍的敬奉；那劳苦传道教导人的，更当如此。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 善于督导教会的长老，尤其是勤劳讲道教导人的，应该得到加倍的敬奉。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 善于督导教会的长老，尤其是勤劳讲道教导人的，应该得到加倍的敬奉。
当代译本 - 那些善于管理教会的长老，尤其是那些辛勤传道和教导人的，理当得到加倍的敬养。
圣经新译本 - 那些善于治理教会的长老，尤其是那些在讲道和教导上劳苦的长老，你们应当看他们是配受加倍的敬重和供奉的。
中文标准译本 - 那些好好带领了信徒的长老，尤其是在传道和教导上劳苦做工的，应该被看为配得加倍的尊重。
现代标点和合本 - 那善于管理教会的长老，当以为配受加倍的敬奉，那劳苦传道教导人的更当如此。
和合本（拼音版） - 那善于管理教会的长老，当以为配受加倍的敬奉。那劳苦传道教导人的，更当如此。
New International Version - The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
New International Reader's Version - The elders who do the church’s work well are worth twice as much honor. That is true in a special way of elders who preach and teach.
English Standard Version - Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
New Living Translation - Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.
Christian Standard Bible - The elders who are good leaders are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
New American Standard Bible - The elders who lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
New King James Version - Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.
Amplified Bible - The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].
American Standard Version - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
King James Version - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
New English Translation - Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.
World English Bible - Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
新標點和合本 - 那善於管理教會的長老，當以為配受加倍的敬奉；那勞苦傳道教導人的，更當如此。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 善於督導教會的長老，尤其是勤勞講道教導人的，應該得到加倍的敬奉。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 善於督導教會的長老，尤其是勤勞講道教導人的，應該得到加倍的敬奉。
當代譯本 - 那些善於管理教會的長老，尤其是那些辛勤傳道和教導人的，理當得到加倍的敬養。
聖經新譯本 - 那些善於治理教會的長老，尤其是那些在講道和教導上勞苦的長老，你們應當看他們是配受加倍的敬重和供奉的。
呂振中譯本 - 善於督導的長老、尤其是在道上和教導上勞苦的人、應當被看為配受加倍敬奉的。
中文標準譯本 - 那些好好帶領了信徒的長老，尤其是在傳道和教導上勞苦做工的，應該被看為配得加倍的尊重。
現代標點和合本 - 那善於管理教會的長老，當以為配受加倍的敬奉，那勞苦傳道教導人的更當如此。
文理和合譯本 - 善治之長老、當倍敬之、勞於言與訓者、更宜如是、
文理委辦譯本 - 善治會之長老、當倍加敬養、其勞於傳道者、敬之宜尤切、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 善治教會之長老、當倍敬之、其勞於傳道訓人者、待之更當如是、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 凡善理教務之長老、當倍加優待、尤以從事於傳道及教訓者為然。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Los ancianos que dirigen bien los asuntos de la iglesia son dignos de doble honor, especialmente los que dedican sus esfuerzos a la predicación y a la enseñanza.
현대인의 성경 - 잘 다스리는 장로들을 존경하고 특히 말씀과 가르치는 일에 수고하는 분들을 더욱더 존경하기 바랍니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Старейшины , хорошо ведущие работу, заслуживают уважения и оплаты за их труд , особенно те, кто усердно проповедует или учит.
Восточный перевод - Старейшины, хорошо руководящие общиной верующих, заслуживают уважения и оплаты за их труд , особенно те, кто усердно проповедует или учит.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Старейшины, хорошо руководящие общиной верующих, заслуживают уважения и оплаты за их труд , особенно те, кто усердно проповедует или учит.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Старейшины, хорошо руководящие общиной верующих, заслуживают уважения и оплаты за их труд , особенно те, кто усердно проповедует или учит.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Les responsables qui dirigent bien l’Eglise méritent des honoraires doubles , notamment ceux qui se dévouent au ministère astreignant de la prédication et de l’enseignement.
リビングバイブル - 与えられた仕事を忠実に果たしている牧師〔または長老〕は、それに見合う十分な報酬を受け、尊敬されるべきです。説教と教育の両方にあたっている場合は、特にそうでなければなりません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Οἱ καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιούσθωσαν, μάλιστα οἱ κοπιῶντες ἐν λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οἱ καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι, διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιούσθωσαν, μάλιστα οἱ κοπιῶντες ἐν λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Os presbíteros que lideram bem a igreja são dignos de dupla honra , especialmente aqueles cujo trabalho é a pregação e o ensino,
Hoffnung für alle - Alle, die der Gemeinde als Leiter verantwortungsvoll dienen, sollen nicht nur hoch geachtet werden, sondern auch angemessenen Lohn dafür bekommen; vor allem, wenn sie Gottes Botschaft verkünden und die Gemeinde im Glauben unterweisen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Con hãy hết lòng tôn kính các trưởng lão khéo lãnh đạo Hội Thánh, đặc biệt là những người đã dày công truyền giáo và giáo huấn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - คณะผู้ปกครองที่บริหารกิจการของคริสตจักรได้ดีควรได้รับเกียรติเป็นสองเท่า โดยเฉพาะบรรดาผู้ทำหน้าที่เทศนาและสั่งสอน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - บรรดาผู้ปกครองที่ปกครองดีสมควรได้รับเกียรติ 2 เท่า โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งคนที่ประกาศและสั่งสอนข่าวประเสริฐด้วยความขยันขันแข็ง

1 Timothy 4:6 - You’ve been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you’ll be a good servant of Jesus. Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart. This is why we’ve thrown ourselves into this venture so totally. We’re banking on the living God, Savior of all men and women, especially believers.
Romans 16:12 - Hello to Tryphena and Tryphosa—such diligent women in serving the Master. Hello to Persis, a dear friend and hard worker in Christ.
Jeremiah 16:18 - “They won’t get by with a thing. They’ll pay double for everything they did wrong. They’ve made a complete mess of things, littering their lives with their obscene no-gods, leaving piles of stinking god-junk all over the place.”
1 Corinthians 3:9 - Or, to put it another way, you are God’s house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you’ll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won’t get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn’t, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won’t be torn out; you’ll survive—but just barely.
1 Corinthians 15:10 - But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I’m not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven’t I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn’t amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it. So whether you heard it from me or from those others, it’s all the same: We spoke God’s truth and you entrusted your lives.
Luke 12:42 - The Master said, “Let me ask you: Who is the dependable manager, full of common sense, that the master puts in charge of his staff to feed them well and on time? He is a blessed man if when the master shows up he’s doing his job. But if he says to himself, ‘The master is certainly taking his time,’ begins beating up on the servants and maids, throws parties for his friends, and gets drunk, the master will walk in when he least expects it, give him the thrashing of his life, and put him back in the kitchen peeling potatoes.
Hebrews 13:24 - Say hello to your pastoral leaders and all the congregations. Everyone here in Italy wants to be remembered to you.
Luke 10:1 - Later the Master selected seventy and sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he intended to go. He gave them this charge: “What a huge harvest! And how few the harvest hands. So on your knees; ask the God of the Harvest to send harvest hands.
2 Corinthians 6:1 - Companions as we are in this work with you, we beg you, please don’t squander one bit of this marvelous life God has given us. God reminds us, I heard your call in the nick of time; The day you needed me, I was there to help. Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don’t put it off; don’t frustrate God’s work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we’re doing. Our work as God’s servants gets validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly . . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we’re beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we’re telling the truth, and when God’s showing his power; when we’re doing our best setting things right; when we’re praised, and when we’re blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted; ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having nothing, having it all.
Philippians 4:3 - And, oh, yes, Syzygus, since you’re right there to help them work things out, do your best with them. These women worked for the Message hand in hand with Clement and me, and with the other veterans—worked as hard as any of us. Remember, their names are also in the Book of Life.
2 Kings 2:9 - When they reached the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you before I’m taken from you? Ask anything.” Elisha said, “Your life repeated in my life. I want to be a holy man just like you.”
1 Timothy 5:3 - Take care of widows who are destitute. If a widow has family members to take care of her, let them learn that religion begins at their own doorstep and that they should pay back with gratitude some of what they have received. This pleases God immensely. You can tell a legitimate widow by the way she has put all her hope in God, praying to him constantly for the needs of others as well as her own. But a widow who exploits people’s emotions and pocketbooks—well, there’s nothing to her. Tell these things to the people so that they will do the right thing in their extended family. Anyone who neglects to care for family members in need repudiates the faith. That’s worse than refusing to believe in the first place.
Acts 28:10 - We spent a wonderful three months on Malta. They treated us royally, took care of all our needs and outfitted us for the rest of the journey. When an Egyptian ship that had wintered there in the harbor prepared to leave for Italy, we got on board. The ship had a carved Gemini for its figurehead: “the Heavenly Twins.”
1 Corinthians 9:8 - I’m not just sounding off because I’m irritated. This is all written in the scriptural law. Moses wrote, “Don’t muzzle an ox to keep it from eating the grain when it’s threshing.” Do you think Moses’ primary concern was the care of farm animals? Don’t you think his concern extends to us? Of course. Farmers plow and thresh expecting something when the crop comes in. So if we have planted spiritual seed among you, is it out of line to expect a meal or two from you? Others demand plenty from you in these ways. Don’t we who have never demanded deserve even more?
1 Corinthians 9:12 - But we’re not going to start demanding now what we’ve always had a perfect right to. Our decision all along has been to put up with anything rather than to get in the way or detract from the Message of Christ. All I’m concerned with right now is that you not use our decision to take advantage of others, depriving them of what is rightly theirs. You know, don’t you, that it’s always been taken for granted that those who work in the Temple live off the proceeds of the Temple, and that those who offer sacrifices at the altar eat their meals from what has been sacrificed? Along the same lines, the Master directed that those who spread the Message be supported by those who believe the Message.
Hebrews 13:7 - Appreciate your pastoral leaders who gave you the Word of God. Take a good look at the way they live, and let their faithfulness instruct you, as well as their truthfulness. There should be a consistency that runs through us all. For Jesus doesn’t change—yesterday, today, tomorrow, he’s always totally himself.
Luke 10:7 - “Stay at one home, taking your meals there, for a worker deserves three square meals. Don’t move from house to house, looking for the best cook in town.
Galatians 6:6 - Be very sure now, you who have been trained to a self-sufficient maturity, that you enter into a generous common life with those who have trained you, sharing all the good things that you have and experience.
1 Thessalonians 5:12 - And now, friends, we ask you to honor those leaders who work so hard for you, who have been given the responsibility of urging and guiding you along in your obedience. Overwhelm them with appreciation and love!
1 Thessalonians 5:13 - Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out.
Hebrews 13:17 - Be responsive to your pastoral leaders. Listen to their counsel. They are alert to the condition of your lives and work under the strict supervision of God. Contribute to the joy of their leadership, not its drudgery. Why would you want to make things harder for them?