taking care of the pastor

⁶And let him who is being taught the Word discuss it with him who is teaching it to him, in every good way.

¹⁷Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.

¹⁷Let priests who lead well be held worthy of twice the honor, especially those who labor in the Word and in doctrine. ¹⁸For Scripture says: “You shall not muzzle an ox as it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his pay.”

¹²And we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and who preside over you in the Lord, and who admonish you, ¹³so that you may consider them with an abundance of charity, for the sake of their work. Be at peace with them.

²⁸Take care of yourselves and of the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has stationed you as Bishops to rule the Church of God, which he has purchased by his own blood.

⁷And remain in the same house, eating and drinking the things that are with them. For the worker is worthy of his pay. Do not choose to pass from house to house.

¹⁴So, too, has the Lord ordained that those who announce the Gospel should live by the Gospel.

¹²And we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and who preside over you in the Lord, and who admonish you, ¹³so that you may consider them with an abundance of charity, for the sake of their work. Be at peace with them. ¹⁴And we ask you, brothers: correct the disruptive, console the weak-minded, support the sick, be patient with everyone.

¹¹And the same one granted that some would be Apostles, and some Prophets, yet truly others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers,

⁹For it is written in the law of Moses: “You shall not bind the mouth of an ox, while it is treading out the grain.” Is God here concerned with the oxen?

¹⁷Let priests who lead well be held worthy of twice the honor, especially those who labor in the Word and in doctrine.

²pasture the flock of God that is among you, providing for it, not as a requirement, but willingly, in accord with God, and not for the sake of tainted profit, but freely,

⁵Most beloved, you should act faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers, and those who are sojourners; ⁶they have given testimony to your charity in the sight of the Church. You would do well to lead these ones worthily to God. ⁷For they set out, on behalf of his name, accepting nothing from the unbelievers. ⁸Therefore, we must accept such as these, in order that we may cooperate with the truth.

¹My brothers, not many of you should choose to become teachers, knowing that you shall receive a stricter judgment.

⁸But if anyone has no concern for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith, and he is worse than an unbeliever.