'Honor' in the Bible

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].

And they were offended by Him.But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.”

But Jesus told them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown and in his own home." He did not perform many miracles there because of their unbelief.

For God said:Honor your father and your mother; and,The one who speaks evil of father or mothermust be put to death.

But you say, ‘If anyone says to his father or mother, “Whatever [money or resource that] I have that would help you is [already dedicated and] given to God,”

he does not have to honor his father.’ In this way, you have revoked God’s word because of your tradition.

These people honor Me with their lips,but their heart is far from Me.

honor your father and your mother;and love your neighbor as yourself.

They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,

and to be greeted [with respect] in the market places and public forums, and to have people call them Rabbi.

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be raised to honor.

Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.”

He answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:These people honor Me with their lips,but their heart is far from Me.

For Moses said:Honor your father and your mother; andWhoever speaks evil of father or mothermust be put to death.

You know the commandments:Do not murder;do not commit adultery;do not steal;do not bear false witness;do not defraud;honor your father and mother.”

the front seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

A Light for revelation to the Gentiles [to disclose what was previously unknown],And [to bring] the praise and honor and glory of Your people Israel.”

And looking toward His disciples, He began speaking: “Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are you who are poor [in spirit, those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for the kingdom of God is yours [both now and forever].

Now a [Roman] centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and on the verge of death.

How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You love to have the places of honor in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.

When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don't sit down at the place of honor in case someone more important than you was invited by the host.

Then the host who invited both of you would come to you and say, "Give this person your place.' In disgrace, you would have to take the place of least honor.

But when you are invited, go and sit down at the place of least honor. Then, when your host comes, he will tell you, "Friend, move up higher,' and you will be honored in the presence of everyone who eats with you.

But the father said to his servants, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe [for the guest of honor] and put it on him; and give him a ring for his hand, and sandals for his feet.

You know the commandments:Do not commit adultery;do not murder;do not steal;do not bear false witness;honor your father and mother.”

“Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the front seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

And the Word (Christ) became flesh, and lived among us; and we [actually] saw His glory, glory as belongs to the [One and] only begotten Son of the Father, [the Son who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, who is] full of grace and truth (absolutely free of deception).

His disciples remembered that it is written [in the Scriptures], “Zeal (love, concern) for Your house [and its honor] will consume Me.”

Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

I do not receive glory and approval from men;

How can you believe [in Me], when you [seek and] receive glory and approval from one another, and yet you do not seek the glory and approval which comes from the one and only God?

The person who speaks on his own authority desires to receive honor for himself; the one who desires the honor of the one who sent him is a man of integrity, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

But He was speaking of the [Holy] Spirit, whom those who believed in Him [as Savior] were to receive afterward. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor).

“I do not have a demon,” Jesus answered. “On the contrary, I honor My Father and you dishonor Me.

However, I am not seeking glory for Myself. There is One who seeks [glory for Me] and judges [those who dishonor Me].

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is [worth] nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death; but [on the contrary it is] for the glory and honor of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

[Rather, I will say,] ‘Father, glorify (honor, extol) Your name!’” Then a voice came from heaven saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus in a place of honor.

So when Judas had left, Jesus said, “Now is [the time for] the Son of Man [to be] glorified, and God is glorified in Him;

He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you.

When Jesus had spoken these things, He raised His eyes to heaven [in prayer] and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so that Your Son may glorify You.

Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory and majesty that I had with You before the world existed.

and all things that are Mine are Yours, and [all things that are] Yours are Mine; and I am glorified in them.

I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one, just as We are one;

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Servant and Son Jesus [doing Him this honor], the One whom you handed over and disowned and rejected before Pilate, when he had decided to release Him.

None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.

But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while.

Simeon (Simon Peter) has described how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name [to honor Him and be identified with Him].

When this became known to everyone living in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks alike, they all became terrified, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in high honor.

For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does what is good, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,

Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one piece of pottery for honor and another for dishonor?

Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.

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.

The one who observes a special day, observes it to honor the Lord. The one who eats, eats to honor the Lord, since he gives thanks to God. And the one who does not eat, refrains from eating to honor the Lord; yet he, too, gives thanks to God.

If we live, we live to honor the Lord; and if we die, we die to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

For it is written [in Scripture],“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me,And every tongue shall give praise to God.”

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified (set apart, made holy) in Christ Jesus, who are selected and called as saints (God’s people), together with all those who in every place call on and honor the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are prudent in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor.

Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of vice and malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and [untainted] truth.

You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.

So then, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of [our great] God.

And those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have a better presentation.

But our presentable parts have no need of clothing. Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable,

And if one part is suffering, every other part suffers with it; or if one part is receiving special honor, every other part shares in the joy.

It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in strength;

through honor and dishonor; through ill repute and good repute; perceived as deceivers and yet true,

Or did I [perhaps] sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted and honored, because I preached God’s gospel to you free of charge?

So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.

Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,

filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God [so that His glory may be both revealed and recognized].

Therefore, welcome him in the Lord with all joy and hold men like him in honor,

These practices indeed have the appearance [that popularly passes as that] of wisdom in self-made religion and mock humility and severe treatment of the body (asceticism), but are of no value against sinful indulgence [because they do not honor God].

nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.

so that each of you knows how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,

and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Honor widows who have no other family members to care for them.

The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.

the only One who has immortality,dwelling in unapproachable light;no one has seen or can see Him,to Him be honor and eternal might.Amen.

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor.

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

You made him lower than the angelsfor a short time;You crowned him with glory and honor

But we do see Jesus—made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God’s grace He might taste death for everyone—crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering in death.

For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house.

No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.

Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

so that the genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

and through Him you believe [confidently] in God [the heavenly Father], who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.

For,“All flesh is like grass,And all its glory like the flower of grass.The grass withersAnd the flower falls off,

So honor will come to you who believe, but for the unbelieving,The stone that the builders rejected—this One has become the cornerstone,