40 Bible Verses about Respect
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Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
Nevertheless, do ye also, severally, each one, so love his own wife, as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse.
in brotherly love being tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor, preferring one another;
but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts; ready always for an answer to every one who asks of you an account concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear;
Let no one, therefore, judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a feast, or a new moon, or sabbaths,
and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
"Honor your father and mother" (which, indeed, is the first commandment with a promise),
and those members which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;
For he that does wrong shall receive back the wrong which he did; and there is no respect of persons,
but, if ye show respect to persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
And, masters, do the same thing to them, forbearing the threat; knowing that both their Master and yours is in Heaven, and there is no respect of persons with Him.
Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
and ye show regard to him who is wearing the splendid apparel, and say, "Sit here in a good place"; and say to the poor man, "Stand, or sit under my footstool";
And, if ye call on Him as Father, Who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear;
that ye walk becomingly towards those without, and that ye may have need of nothing.
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Not that I am speaking in respect of want; for I learned in whatsoever circumstances I am, to be content.
honor your father and your mother; and, you shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Render to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ;
saying, "There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man.
Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with them according to knowledge, assigning honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.
For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'He that speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die,'
as new-born babes, long ye for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that thereby ye may grow unto salvation,
Furthermore, we used to have the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced them: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of our spirits, and live?
And we beseech you, brethren, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
Much every way: first, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
but, in view of the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but was made strong in faith, giving glory to God,
It is needful that deacons, in like manner, be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy of base gain;
From Thematic Bible
Respect » Due to rulers
Yet, in like manner, these also, indulging in dreams, defile, indeed, the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.
Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
Let every soul be in subjection to the authorities that are over him; for there is no authority, except from God; and the authorities that are have been appointed by God.
Respect » Due to religious leaders
Let elders who preside well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in word and teaching.
Remember those who are your leaders, who spake to you the word of God; and, considering the issue of whose manner of life, imitate their faith.
and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
Respect » Due to the aged
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men, as brethren: the elder women, as mothers: younger, as sisters, in all purity.
Respect » To one another
in brotherly love being tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor, preferring one another;
Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
doing nothing through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind, each esteeming others better than himself;
Respect » Who the lord does not respect
Respect » Who the lord respects
Respect » Those that do not respect the proud
Respect » To the aged
Respect » To an army
But, when you are invited, going, sit in the lowest place, that, when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher;' then you will have glory in the presence of all who are reclining at table with you;
Respect » To rulers
Topics on Respect
Attitudes Of Respect
Acts 9:31The assembly, therefore, throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, was having peace, being built up; and, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the consolation of the Holy Spirit, was being multiplied.
Respect For Old People
1 Timothy 5:1Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men, as brethren:
Respect For People
Matthew 15:4For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'He that speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die,'
Respect, For Environment
Hebrews 2:8Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet." For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing unsubjected to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.
Respect, For God's Character
2 Peter 1:19-21And we have the more sure prophetic word, to which ye do well to take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the Morning Star arise in your hearts;
Respect, For Human Beings
Colossians 3:9-11Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,
Self Respect
Matthew 22:39A second like it is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
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