40 Bible Verses about Respect

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Reverence God. Honor the Emperor.

But as for you individually, you must each one of you love his own wife exactly as if she were yourself; and the wife, on her part, should reverence her husband.

Household slaves, submit yourselves to your masters in all reverence; not only to the kind and gentle, but also to the unreasonable.

As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another.

But consecrate Christ in your hearts, as Lord. Be always in readiness to make and answer to any one who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, yet with gentleness and reverence.

Therefore do not permit any one to sit in judgment on you in regard to what you may eat or drink, or in regard to feast-days or new moons or sabbaths.

Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Live in peace among yourselves.

Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise attached),

upon those parts of the body which we esteem less honorable, we bestow more abundant honor, and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

For he who wrongs another will be paid back for his wrong-doing, and there will be no favoritism.

If you have the spirit of caste you are committing sin, and are convicted by the Law as transgressors.

And you masters, show the same spirit to your slaves, and stop threatening them; for you know that your masters and theirs is in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with reverence and humility, in singleness of heart as if to Christ himself;

and you look up to him who wears the fine clothing, and say to him, "Sit here in this fine place!" and to the poor man you say, "Stand there!" or "Sit on the floor at my feet!"

And since you call upon him as Father, who impartially judges each one according to his deeds, pass the time of your sojourning here in reverence.

So that your conduct may be seemly toward those that are without, and that you may not need help from any man.

My brothers, do not hold the faith of the Lord Jesus, the Lord of Glory, in a spirit of caste.

Not that I speak as if I were in want, for at least have learned how to be content, whatever happens.

"Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

But even their evidence did not agree.

For there is no partiality with God.

Render to all their dues; taxes to whom taxes, customs to whom customs, respect to whom respect, and homage to whom homage is due.

Submit yourselves one to another out of reverence for Christ.

"There was a certain town," he said, "a judge who had neither reverence for God, nor respect for man.

In the same way you husbands live with your wives, according to knowledge, honoring your wife as of the weaker sex, yet as an heir with yourself of the grace of life; so that your prayers may not be hindered.

"For God said, Honor your father and mother, and, Let him who reviles father or mother be put to death;

the older women as mothers, the younger women as sisters in all purity.

Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;

Furthermore, our earthly fathers used to discipline us, and we gave them reverence. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

I entreat you, brothers, to acknowledge those who are toiling among you and are your leaders in the Lord, and give you counsel.

Much in every way. First of all, because to them were entrusted the oracles of God.

Nor did he with regard to the promise of God waver in unbelief, but he waxed strong in faith, while he gave God glory,

Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain,