The worker
deserves his wages
Lk 10:7
5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest
on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for
the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
Lev 19:13
13 “‘Do
not defraud or rob your
neighbor.
“‘Do not hold back
the wages of a hired worker overnight.
Deut 24:14,
15
14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and
needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one
of your towns. 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are
poor and are counting on it. Otherwise
they may cry to the Lord against
you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Mt 10:10
5 These
twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do
not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go
rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As
you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has
come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise
the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,[a] drive
out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
9 “Do
not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts— 10 no bag for the
journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.
1 Cor 9:14
13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their
food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is
offered on the altar? 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach
the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
We learn the following from the above verses
1)
The
worker deserves his wages
2) Do not
hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
3) Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and
needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one
of your towns. Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are
poor and are counting on it.
4) Do not
get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts— no bag
for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth
his keep.
5)
The Lord has commanded that
those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
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