Supporting God’s Ministers

Every true prophet who wants to settle among you deserves his food. In the same way a true teacher, like any workman, deserves his food. So take the first of everything the winepress and the threshing floor produce, and of the cattle and the sheep, and give the firstfruits to the prophets; for they are your high priests. If you have no prophet, give it to the poor. If you make a batch of dough, take the firstfruits and give according to the command. In the same way, when you open a jar of wine or oil, take the firstfruits and give it to the prophets. And of money and clothing and everything you own, take the firstfruits, as much as seems right to you, and give according to the command. [a]