This was a small thing in your eyes, God; but you have spoken of your servant's house for a great while to come, and have respected me according to the estate of a man of high degree, the LORD God.
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant, and for his supplication, the LORD my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you this day;
If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:
Behold, as your life was respected this day in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all oppression."
and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant, and to his supplication, the LORD my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you;
Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be on you. Take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes."
For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.
But I have sent the brothers that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared,
Elisha said, "As the LORD of Armies lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.
But the LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not respected you. They don't serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn't respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.
For the LORD your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn't respect persons, nor takes reward.
You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
a nation of fierce facial expressions, that shall not respect the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,
Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Whoever didn't respect the word of the LORD left his servants and his livestock in the field.
But I had respect for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, where they went.
I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.
But from those who were reputed to be important (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn't show partiality to man)--they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,
Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. the LORD respected Abel and his offering,
but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don't respect the work of the LORD, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
the LORD of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.
In that day, people will look to their Maker, and their eyes will have respect for the Holy One of Israel.
They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the incense altars.
You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you didn't look to him who had done this, neither did you have respect for him who purposed it long ago.
The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
The highways are desolate. The traveling man ceases. The covenant is broken. He has despised the cities. He doesn't respect man.
He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn't respect him.
I am blameless. I don't respect myself. I despise my life.
Please don't let me respect any man's person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man.
Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.
These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.
The anger of the LORD has scattered them; he will no more regard them: They didn't respect the persons of the priests, they didn't favor the elders.
"'Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
"'I will have respect for you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and will establish my covenant with you.
saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who didn't fear God, and didn't respect man.
He wouldn't for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,
The lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.'
"A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? Says the LORD of Armies to you, priests, who despise my name. You say, 'How have we despised your name?'
"Therefore I have also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law.
Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
then he shall confess his sin which he has done, and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add to it the fifth part of it, and give it to him in respect of whom he has been guilty.
and all the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them; for in respect of all the people it was done unwittingly.
Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, "Don't respect their offering: I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them."
Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.
A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
Because they don't respect the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
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