20 Bible Verses About Respect, for Parents, Marriage, Elders and Everyone

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Resumen

  • Respect in Scripture is shown in action: Leviticus 19:32 tells Israel to “stand up in the presence of the aged.”
  • Ephesians 6:2 calls “Honor your father and mother” the first commandment with a promise.
  • 1 Peter 3:7 says a husband’s prayers are hindered by how he treats his wife, and calls her an heir with him in the same sentence.
  • 1 Peter 2:17, usually dated to Nero’s reign, asks believers to “show proper respect to everyone” and to honor the emperor.
  • 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 calls the body a temple of the Holy Spirit, bought at a price, and tells believers to honor God with it.

The Bible describes respect as something shown in action: standing for the elderly, listening to parents, speaking honestly and refusing to be harsh. Leviticus 19:32 tells Israel to “stand up in the presence of the aged.” The respect Scripture asks for begins with reverence for God and reaches parents, husbands and wives, neighbors, the elderly, those in authority, and a person’s own body. The twenty verses below follow that order. Where it starts Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the Lord…

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Las citas bíblicas provienen de la Nueva Versión Internacional.

The promise attached to the fifth commandment is at Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16.

The reason Philippians 2:3 gives follows at Philippians 2:5-8.

Romans 13:1 was written during the reign of Nero, under whom Paul was later executed.

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