1 Timothy 5:18

5:18 For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” ¹  and, “The worker deserves his pay.” ² 

1 Timothy 4:1

Timothy’s Ministry in the Later Times

4:1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves ³  with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings, ⁴ 

[5:18]  ¹ sn A quotation from Deut 25:4.

[5:18]  ² sn A quotation from Luke 10:7.

[4:1]  ³ tn Or “desert the faith by occupying themselves.”

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “teachings of demons” (speaking of the source of these doctrines).