1 Timothy 5:17

¹⁷Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

¹²But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, ¹³and to respect and honor them in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

⁶But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches.

⁷Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house.

⁷Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

⁶The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.

²⁹Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

⁸or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

¹⁰They also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

¹Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain.