1 Peter 2:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Show respect for all people. Love your brothers and sisters in God’s family. Respect God, and honor the king.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:21

Son, respect the Lord and the king, and don’t join with those who are against them,

Romans 12:10

Love each other in a way that makes you feel close like brothers and sisters. And give each other more honor than you give yourself.

Romans 13:7

Give everyone what you owe them. If you owe them any kind of tax, then pay it. Show respect to those you should respect. And show honor to those you should honor.

1 Peter 5:5

Young people, I have something to say to you too. You should accept the authority of the elders. You should all have a humble attitude in dealing with each other. “God is against the proud, but he is kind to the humble.” Proverbs 3:34

Hebrews 13:1

Continue loving each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Philippians 2:3

In whatever you do, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble, and honor others more than yourselves.

1 Peter 1:22

You have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. Now you can have true love for your brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply—with all your heart.

Exodus 20:12

“You must honor and respect your father and your mother. Do this so that you will have a full life in the land that the Lord your God gives you.

1 Timothy 6:1

All those who are slaves should show full respect to their masters. Then God’s name and our teaching will not be criticized.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises from God. So we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes our body or our soul unclean. Our respect for God should make us try to be completely holy in the way we live.

Leviticus 19:32

“Show honor to old people. Stand up when they come into the room. And show respect to your leaders. I am the Lord.

Matthew 22:21

They answered, “It is Caesar’s picture and Caesar’s name.” Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I say you should always obey the king’s command. Do this because you made a promise to God.

Ephesians 5:21

Be willing to serve each other out of respect for Christ.

Proverbs 23:17

Never envy evil people, but always respect the Lord.

Proverbs 1:7

Knowledge begins with fear and respect for the Lord, but stubborn fools hate wisdom and refuse to learn.

Psalm 111:10

Wisdom begins with fear and respect for the Lord. Those who obey him are very wise. Praises will be sung to him forever.

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to all the group of people gathered together, “Now give praise to the Lord your God.” So all the people gave praise to the Lord God, the God their ancestors worshiped. They bowed to the ground to give honor to the Lord and to the king.

John 13:35

All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.”

1 Samuel 15:30

Saul answered, “All right, I sinned! But please come back with me. Show me some respect in front of the leaders and the Israelites. Come back with me so that I may worship the Lord your God.”

Genesis 42:18

After three days Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man. Do this, and I will let you live.

Genesis 22:12

The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.”

Genesis 20:11

Then Abraham said, “I thought no one in this place respected God. I thought someone would kill me to get Sarah.

Zechariah 11:14

Then I cut the stick named Union into two pieces. I did this to show that the union between Judah and Israel had been broken.

1 Peter 2:13

Be willing to serve the people who have authority in this world. Do this for the Lord. Obey the king, the highest authority.