17 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

17 Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.

17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

17 The elders who lead the church well should receive double honor, especially those who work hard by speaking and teaching,

17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

17 Let the elders who take the lead among the saints well be esteemed worthy of double honour, specially those labouring in word and teaching;

17 Give double honor to spiritual leaderswho handle their duties well. This is especially true if they work hard at teaching God’s word.

17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching;

17 The elders who lead well must be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor by speaking and teaching.

17 The elders who do the church’s work well are worth twice as much honor. That is true in a special way of elders who preach and teach.

17 The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.