'Respect' in the Bible
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee. And in respect of all thou art righted.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and will establish my covenant with you.
then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.
and all the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; for in respect of all the people it was done unwittingly.
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Jehovah, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.
Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;
But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee;
Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.
Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.
How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
These also are'sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
In that day shall men look unto their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images.
ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago.
Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.
And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.
But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared:
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:
For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh.
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words ), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.
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