'Respect' in the Bible

Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

“He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect man,

“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

Then Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that you are extremely religious in every respect.

Pay your obligations to everyone: taxes to those you owe taxes, tolls to those you owe tolls, respect to those you owe respect, and honor to those you owe honor.

But each person should examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in respect to someone else.

To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.

Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,

Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.

All who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters to be worthy of all respect, so that God’s name and His teaching will not be blasphemed.

Older men are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.

Household slaves, submit with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.

However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.