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Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don`t go from house to house.
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Ministry Support is a Right, Not Charity
Commentators emphasize that when Jesus said, "the laborer is worthy of his hire," he established a key principle: supporting ministers is not mere charity, but their rightful due. Scholars like Calvin and Gill note that providing for those who bring the gospel is a just payment for their spiritual labor, allowing them to receive food and lodging with freedom and dignity.
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Luke
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See Barnes on Matthew 10:11.
On this passage Dr. Thomson (The Land and the Book, vol. 1, p. 534) remarks:
"The reason [for t…
In that same house (εν αυτη τη οικια). Literally, in the house itself, not "in the same house" (εν τη αυτη οικια), a different con…
19th Century
Anglican
And in the same house remain.—See Note on Matthew 10:11.
The labourer is worthy of his hire.
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Baptist
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16th Century
Protestant
Eating and drinking those things which they shall give you This is another circumstance expressly mentioned by Luke. By these words Christ…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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