Quotes in 1 Timothy

1 Timothy quotes from the Old Testament once.

For the Scriptures tell us:
‘You shouldn’t muzzle a bull when it’s threshing grain.’

Greek Septuagint (our translation):

‘You must not muzzle the ox that’s threshing [grain].’

✅ Match

Hebrew Masoretic Text (JPS):

‘Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the corn].’

✅ Match

Dead Sea Scrolls (WEB):

(None of the surviving Dead Sea Scrolls contain this verse.)

Both sources match well.

2001 Translation