¹⁰ Love each other like brothers and sisters. Give your brothers and sisters more honor than you want for yourselves.

⁷ Pay everyone, then, what you owe him. If you owe any kind of tax, pay it. Show respect and honor to them all.

³ When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves.

¹⁷ Show respect for all people. Love the brothers and sisters of God’s family. Respect God. Honor the king.

¹⁷ The elders who lead the church well should receive great honor. Those who work hard by speaking and teaching especially should receive great honor.

Children and Parents

6 Children, obey your parents the way the Lord wants. This is the right thing to do. ² The command says, “Honor your father and mother.”^[a] This is the first command that has a promise with it. ³ The promise is: “Then everything will be well with you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”^[b]

²⁰ You were bought by God for a price. So honor God with your bodies.