You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”

“‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

“‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.

“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the Lord.

Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”

So I took the leading men of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them to have authority over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens and as tribal officials.

a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old or pity for the young.

But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true. Let’s go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.”

Ahimelek answered the king, “Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household?

So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, “please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants!

See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!”

Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you.

Then when the king’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.”

Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.

No longer will the fool be called noble nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

The highways are deserted, no travelers are on the roads. The treaty is broken, its witnesses are despised, no one is respected.

Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.

Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices

“A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the Lord Almighty. “It is you priests who show contempt for my name. “But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’

Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.

“He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,

“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.