17The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.


In Context

14 So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.

15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.

16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.

17 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

18 For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain," and "The worker deserves his wages."

19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.

1st Timothy 5:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let the priests that rule well, be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17Let the elders who take the lead among the saints well be esteemed worthy of double honour, specially those labouring in word and teaching;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and in teaching.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17Let the elders that rule well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine.