1Ti 5:17-18, 2Ti 2:6, Rev 2:3 | ESV | STEP | Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor , especially those who labor in preaching and teaching .

1 Timothy 5:17-18

17 Let the elders ^awho rule well be considered worthy of ^bdouble honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, ^c“You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, ^d“The laborer deserves his wages.”

2 Timothy 2:6

6 It is ^ethe hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.

Revelation of John 2:3

3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up ^ffor my name’s sake, and you ^ghave not grown weary.