Respect For Others

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. — read the full passage →

But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; — read the full passage →

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. — read the full passage →

For there is no respect of persons with God.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: — read the full passage →

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. — read the full passage →

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.