Elders; having the superintendence of the church, some of whom labored as preachers and teachers of the gospel.

Double honor; special respect, manifested, as the next verse shows, in provision for their wants. As the service of the church would occupy much of their time, especially when they devoted themselves to the work of preaching and teaching, a proportionate provision was to be made for their maintenance.

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Old Testament