Spiritual
work
Apostles
Evangelists
Income
from spiritual work
Laying
on of hands
Pastors,
teachers,
elders and deacons
Preaching
Priesthood
Prophets,
seers, prophesying
Spiritual
work generally
Women
and spiritual work
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INCOME FROM SPIRITUAL WORK
Mt 10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 Nor money for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet
staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Lu 10:5 And into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest on it: if not, it
shall turn to you again.
7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give:
for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as
are set before you:
1 Cor 9:3 My answer to them that do examine me is this,
4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?
5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other
apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
7 Who goes a warfare any time at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and
eats not of the fruit thereof? or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the
milk of the flock?
8 Say I these things as a man? or said not the law the same also?
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, You shall not muzzle the mouth of
the ox that treads out the corn. Does God take care for oxen?
10 Or said he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is
written: that he that plows should plow in hope; and that he that threshes
in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11 If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall
reap your carnal things?
12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather?
Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we
should hinder the gospel of Christ.
13 Do you not know that they which minister about holy things live of the
things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with
the altar?
14 Even so has the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should
live of the gospel.
15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things,
that it should be so done to me: for it were better for me to die, than that
any man should make my glorying void.
16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity
is laid on me; yes, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!
17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will,
a dispensation of the gospel is committed to me.
18 What is my reward then? Truly that, when I preach the gospel, I may make
the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the
gospel.
2 Cor 11:7 Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that you might be
exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man:
for that which was lacking to me the brothers which came from Macedonia
supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome to you,
and so will I keep myself.
10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in
the regions of Achaia.
Gal 6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teaches
in all good things.
1 Th 5:12 And we beseech you, brothers, to know them which labor among you,
and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at
peace among yourselves.
1 Tim 5:17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor,
especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.
18 For the scripture said, You shall not muzzle the ox that treads out the
corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his reward.
2 Tim 2:3 You therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No man that wars entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that he
may please him who has chosen him to be a soldier.
5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he
strive lawfully.
6 The farmer that labors must be first partaker of the fruits.
7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give you understanding in all things.
Num 18:21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in
Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the
service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Neh 13:10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been
given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled
every one to his field.
11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God
forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil
to the treasuries.
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