Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Another view is that the double honor did not necessarily include an honorarium or salary but consisted of the respect intrinsic to the office plus the joy of a job well done. [Note: Hiebert, First Timothy, p. 101; Hendriksen, p. 180; J. E. Huther, A Critical and Exegetical Handbook to the Epistles to Timothy and Titus, p. 172.] 