1 Timothy 5:17

Elders who handle their duties well should be considered worthy of double compensation, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

Romans 12:8

If it is encouraging, devote yourself to encouraging others. If it is sharing, share generously. If it is leading, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping, help cheerfully.

Luke 10:7

Stay with the same family, eating and drinking whatever they provide, because the worker deserves his pay. Don't move from house to house.

Philippians 2:29

So joyfully welcome him in the Lord and make sure you honor such people highly,

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders, those who have spoken God's word to you. Think about the impact of their lives, and imitate their faith.

Hebrews 13:17

Continue to follow and be submissive to your leaders, since they are watching over your souls as those who will have to give a word of explanation. By doing this, you will be letting them carry out their duties joyfully, and not with grief, for that would be harmful for you.

2 Kings 2:9

When they had crossed the Jordan River, Elijah invited Elisha, "Ask me what you want me to do for you before I'm taken away from you." So Elisha asked, "Please, may there be a double portion of your spirit upon me!"

Isaiah 40:2

"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her heavy service has been completed, that her penalty has been paid, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins."

Jeremiah 16:18

First I'll repay them double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the dead bodies of their detestable images, and they have filled my inheritance with their abominations."

Jeremiah 17:18

Let those who pursue me be put to shame, but don't put me to shame. Let them be terrified, but don't let me be terrified. Bring the day of judgment on them, and destroy them with double destruction!

Zechariah 9:12

Return to your fortress, you prisoners who have hope. Even today I am telling you: In return I will repay you double.

Matthew 9:37-38

Then he told his disciples, "The harvest is vast, but the workers are few.

Matthew 24:25

Remember, I've told you this beforehand.

Luke 10:1-2

After this, the Lord appointed 70 other disciples and was about to send them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place that he intended to go.

Luke 12:42

The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?

John 4:38

I have sent you to harvest what you have not worked for. Others have worked, and you have adopted their work as your own."

Acts 11:30

by sending it through Barnabas and Saul to the elders.

Acts 20:35

In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Acts 28:10

The islanders honored us in many ways, and when we were about to sail again, they supplied us with everything we needed.

Romans 15:27

Yes, they were eager to do this, and in fact they are obligated to help them, for if the gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to be of service to them in material things.

Romans 16:12

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has toiled diligently for the Lord.

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are God's co-workers. You are God's farmland and God's building.

1 Corinthians 9:5-14

We have the right to take a believing wife with us like the other apostles, the Lord's brothers, and Cephas, don't we?

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by God's grace I am what I am, and his grace shown to me was not wasted. Instead, I worked harder than all the others not I, of course, but God's grace that was with me.

1 Corinthians 16:16

to submit yourselves to people like these and to anyone else who shares their labor and hard work.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain.

Galatians 6:6

The person who is taught the word should share all his goods with his teacher.

Philippians 2:16

as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I also ask you, my true partner, to help these women. They have worked hard with me to advance the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

Brothers, we ask you to show your appreciation for those who work among you, set an example for you in the Lord, and instruct you.

1 Timothy 3:5

For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

1 Timothy 4:6

If you continue to point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of the Messiah Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the healthy teaching that you have followed closely.

1 Timothy 4:10

To this end we work hard and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, that is, of those who believe.

1 Timothy 4:16

Pay close attention to your life and your teaching. Persevere in these things, because if you do so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

1 Timothy 5:3

Honor widows who have no other family members to care for them.

2 Timothy 2:6

Furthermore, it is the hard working farmer who should have the first share of the crops.

2 Timothy 4:2

to proclaim the message. Be ready to do this whether or not the time is convenient. Refute, warn, and encourage with the utmost patience when you teach.

Hebrews 13:24

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Rule

1 Timothy 3:5
For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?
Matthew 24:25
Remember, I've told you this beforehand.
Luke 12:42
The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?
Romans 12:8
If it is encouraging, devote yourself to encouraging others. If it is sharing, share generously. If it is leading, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping, help cheerfully.
1 Thessalonians 5:12
Brothers, we ask you to show your appreciation for those who work among you, set an example for you in the Lord, and instruct you.
Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders, those who have spoken God's word to you. Think about the impact of their lives, and imitate their faith.

Be

1 Timothy 5:3
Honor widows who have no other family members to care for them.
Acts 28:10
The islanders honored us in many ways, and when we were about to sail again, they supplied us with everything we needed.
Romans 15:27
Yes, they were eager to do this, and in fact they are obligated to help them, for if the gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to be of service to them in material things.
1 Corinthians 9:5
We have the right to take a believing wife with us like the other apostles, the Lord's brothers, and Cephas, don't we?
Galatians 6:6
The person who is taught the word should share all his goods with his teacher.
Philippians 2:29
So joyfully welcome him in the Lord and make sure you honor such people highly,

Double

2 Kings 2:9
When they had crossed the Jordan River, Elijah invited Elisha, "Ask me what you want me to do for you before I'm taken away from you." So Elisha asked, "Please, may there be a double portion of your spirit upon me!"
Isaiah 40:2
"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her heavy service has been completed, that her penalty has been paid, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins."
Jeremiah 16:18
First I'll repay them double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the dead bodies of their detestable images, and they have filled my inheritance with their abominations."
Jeremiah 17:18
Let those who pursue me be put to shame, but don't put me to shame. Let them be terrified, but don't let me be terrified. Bring the day of judgment on them, and destroy them with double destruction!
Zechariah 9:12
Return to your fortress, you prisoners who have hope. Even today I am telling you: In return I will repay you double.

Word

1 Timothy 4:6
If you continue to point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of the Messiah Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the healthy teaching that you have followed closely.
2 Timothy 4:2
to proclaim the message. Be ready to do this whether or not the time is convenient. Refute, warn, and encourage with the utmost patience when you teach.

General references

Genesis 9:23
Then Shem and Japheth took their father's cloak, laid it across both their shoulders, and walking backwards, they both covered their father's genitals. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's genitals.
Galatians 6:6
The person who is taught the word should share all his goods with his teacher.

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