40 Bible Verses about Respect

of God. Be respectful to all, love your brethren, fear God, and honour the king.

wherefore let every one of you without exception, love his wife even as himself; and let the wife respect her husband.

You that are servants, be subject to your masters with all reverence: not only to such as are kind and gentle,

in brotherly kindness be passionately affected to one another; in honour prefer one another:

adore the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready to show with modesty and respect to every one that asks it, what ground there is for the expectations you have:

Let no man therefore condemn you for meats or drinks, or in respect of feasts, or new moons, or sabbaths:

maintain an intire affection for them, upon account of their office, and don't form any brigues against them.

the first commandment with a promise annexed, is, "honour thy father and mother,

what we think to be less honourable, is loaded with additional ornaments, and the less graceful have adventitious finery,

but he that does wrong shall be punish'd for his injustice: for no regard will be shown to the external characters of men.

but partiality is iniquity; and the law will convict the offender of transgression.

and you masters have a just regard to them, by softning your authority: knowing that both their and your master is in heaven, where there is no respect of persons with him.

Servants, be obedient to your legal masters, with awful reverence and sincerity of heart, as unto Christ:

if you should respectfully say to the suit of fine cloths, sit you there, that's for quality; and to the poor man, stand thou there, or place your self at my feet:

and since you invoke him as your father, who without respect of persons judges every one according to his actions; while you are passing thro' this world, be fearful of offending him:

so that your way of life may stand fair to the world, and prevent your being dependent upon any man.

My brethren, let not your christian profession be accompanied with partiality.

it is not my indigence that makes me say this: for I have learn'd, in whatevever state I am, therewith to be content: I know how to be in want,

honour thy father and thy mother: and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

but neither did this evidence appear sufficient.

since with God there is no respect of persons.

attending upon the publick administration. render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honour to whom honour.

Be mutually obsequious with christian respect.

saying, in a certain city there was a judge, who neither feared God, nor regarded man.

You husbands, do you on your part behave with prudence towards your wives: who being of a more delicate make, ought to be treated with the greater tenderness: and consider they are equally intitled to the evangelical gifts, that your prayers may not be frustrated.

for this is a commandment of God, "honour thy father and mother; and, he that curses father or mother, let him be punish'd with death."

the elder women as mothers; the younger, as sisters, with all purity.

which is without any mixture, and will make you thrive. Since you have tasted how good the Lord is,

when our natural parents corrected us, we gave them reverence: is it not much more reasonable to be in subjection to the father of spirits, in order to have life?

We entreat you, brethren, to respect those, who labour in the ministry, who by divine appointment preside over you, and instruct you.

much every way: chiefly, because they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

he was not incredulously diffident of the divine promise; but was strong in faith, and did honour to God,

The deacons too must be grave, not double tongued, not addicted to drinking, or sordid gain,