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Romans 13:7

WEB

7Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

KJV

7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

BSB

7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

FBV

7Pay whatever you owe: taxes to the tax authorities, fees to the fee-collectors; give respect to those who should be respected, honor those who should be honored.

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Extra References

Luke 20:25

25He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Proverbs 24:21

21My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

1 Peter 2:17-18

17Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

18Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

Matthew 17:25

25He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”

Matthew 22:21

21They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

1 Timothy 5:17

17Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

Ephesians 6:5

5Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ,

Ephesians 6:2-3

2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: 3“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

1 Peter 3:7

7You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

1 Samuel 12:18

18So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.