'Honour' in the Bible

He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.

And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.

For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:

Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.

And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.

And he said, The kings of the Gentiles are lords over them, and those who have authority are given names of honour.

For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.

So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

I do not take honour from men;

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.

Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:

You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?

Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?

Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;

Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.

To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:

And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it;

See then that he has the honour which is right. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me: for I am looking for him with the brothers.

And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.

So that every one of you may keep his body holy and in honour;

Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.

Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.

Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.

You made him a little lower than the angels; you gave him a crown of glory and honour, and made him ruler over all the works of your hands:

But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.

And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.

And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself.

And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;

So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.

But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.

And when the beasts give glory and honour to him who is seated on the high seat, to him who is living for ever and ever,

It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.

Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.

And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.

So be it. Let blessing and glory and wisdom and praise and honour and power and strength be given to our God for ever and ever. So be it.

And the glory and honour of the nations will come into it: