(for if one does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);

See, I have told you in advance.

And the Lord said, "Who then is a faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

whether exhorting, in the exhortation; whether sharing, with simplicity; whether leading, with diligence; whether showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

And we request of you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and instruct you,

and to regard them beyond all measure in love, because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you, of whom considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Obey your leaders, and submit to [them], for they keep watch over your souls, as giving an account, in order that they may do this with joy and not groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.

Greet all your leaders, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.

Honor widows who are really widows.

who also honored us with many honors, and when we put to sea, they gave us the things that we needed.

For they thought it good, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles shared in spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.

Do we have no right to take along a wife [who is] a sister, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?

For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it threshes." Is it oxen God is concerned about?

If we have sown spiritual things for you, [is it] a great thing if we reap your material things?

Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat from the temple, and those who serve at the altar have a share in the altar?

Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with the utmost joy, and hold such [ones] in honor;

And it came to pass while they were crossing over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken up from you. And Elisha said, Let there be a double [portion] of your spirit upon me.

Speak, you priests, to the heart of Jerusalem; comfort her, for her humiliation is accomplished, her sin is put away; for she has received of the Lord's hand double [for] her sins.

And I will recompense double for their iniquity and their sins, whereby they have profaned My land with the carcasses of their abominations, and with their iniquities, whereby they have trespassed against My inheritance.

Let them that persecute me be ashamed, but let me not be ashamed. Let them be alarmed, but let me not be alarmed. Bring upon them the evil day, crush them with double destruction.

You shall dwell in strongholds, you prisoners of the congregation: and for one day of your captivity I will recompense you double.

For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.

Then He said to His disciples, "Indeed the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He may send forth workers into His harvest."

Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and He sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to come.

Then He said to them, "The harvest indeed [is] great, but the workers [are] few; therefore pray [to] the Lord of the harvest that He may send forth workers into His harvest.

And remain in that very house, eating and drinking what they have, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house.

"I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors."

By all things I have shown you, that thus laboring it is necessary to help [those] being weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.

For we are coworkers with God; you are God's field, you are God's building.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than them all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

that you also subject yourselves to such [people] and to everyone who works and labors with us.

And working together [with Him], we also urge that you not receive the grace of God in vain.

holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women who labored together with me in the gospel, and with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

It is necessary for the hard-working farmer [to be] first to receive of the fruits.

Instructing the brothers in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.

Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and teaching.