Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Paul cited two scriptural authorities to support his instruction to those who serve the church by providing leadership as elders: Moses (Deuteronomy 25:4; Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:15; cf. 1 Corinthians 9:9) and Jesus (Luke 10:7; cf. Matthew 10:10). If Paul meant that both quotations were Scripture, this is one of the earliest New Testament attestations to the inspiration of another New Testament book (Luke and or Matthew; cf. 2 Peter 3:16). However, he could have meant that only the first quotation was Scripture. He may have simply added a commonly accepted truth that Jesus also quoted, which Matthew and Luke recorded, for support (cf. Mark 1:2-3).