1 Timothy 5:18

“For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.””
1 Timothy 5:18 · direct translation from the Greek

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Forγὰρthe Scriptureἡ γραφήsays,λέγει“You shall notοὐmuzzleφιμώσειςan oxΒοῦνwhile it is threshing,”ἀλοῶνταand,καί“The workerὁ ἐργάτηςisworthyἌξιοςof his wages.”τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ

Quotation · Deuteronomy 25:4

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The letter quotes the rule of the threshing ox together with “the worker is worthy of his wages,” which is in Luke 10:7.

Formula: λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή “for the Scripture says” (1 Timothy 5:18)

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Greek of the New Testament: λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή Βοῦν ἀλοῶντα οὐ φιμώσεις καί Ἄξιος ὁ ἐργάτης τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תַחְסֹם שׁוֹר בְּדִישׁוֹ

Septuagint (Deuteronomy 25:4 in the Septuagint numbering): Οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Luke 10:7

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The formula “the Scripture says” introduces Deuteronomy 25:4 and also “the worker is worthy of his wages,” a sentence that is in Luke 10:7 with the same Greek words.

Formula: λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή “for the Scripture says” (1 Timothy 5:18)

1 Timothy 5:18, word by word

the Scriptureγραφήgraphē

Scripture

Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.

Where else “graphē” appears

saysλέγειlegei

state

What something written says, like Scripture.

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muzzleφιμώσειςphimōseis

muzzle

To tie an animal's mouth so it cannot eat.

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an oxΒοῦνBoun

Ox.

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while it is threshingἀλοῶνταaloōnta

thresh

Thresh: separate grain from straw, by trampling or beating.

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“The workerἐργάτηςergatēs

worker, laborer

Worker, laborer, especially a hired worker in the fields; also one who does something.

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worthyἌξιοςAxios

worthy

That has earned something good.

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of his wagesμισθοῦmisthou

wages

What is earned for work.

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Translation note

A quotation of Deuteronomy 25:4, as in 1 Corinthians 9:9, and words of Jesus found in Luke 10:7.

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Quotation · Deuteronomy 25:4

The letter quotes the rule of the threshing ox together with “the worker is worthy of his wages,” which is in Luke 10:7.

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1 Timothy 5:18

¹⁸For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

Deuteronomy 25:4

⁴You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing.

Quotation · Luke 10:7

The formula “the Scripture says” introduces Deuteronomy 25:4 and also “the worker is worthy of his wages,” a sentence that is in Luke 10:7 with the same Greek words.

See them side by side

1 Timothy 5:18

¹⁸For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is threshing,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

Luke 10:7

⁷And remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things offered by them; for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house.

The context

17Let the elders who lead well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and teaching.

18 · This verse (above)

19Do not accept an accusation against an elder except on the basis of two or three witnesses.

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