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1 Timothy 5:16-18
Contemporary English Version
1 Timothy 5:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 If a woman who is a follower has any widows in her family, she[a] should help them. This will keep the church from having that burden, and then the church can help widows who are really in need.
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17 Church leaders[b] who do their job well deserve to be paid[c] twice as much, especially if they work hard at preaching and teaching. 18 (A) It is just as the Scriptures say, “Don't muzzle an ox when you are using it to grind grain.” You also know the saying, “Workers are worth their pay.”
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