"Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute {is due}; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour t…" — Romans 13:7

Romans 13:7 · KJV

“Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute {is due}; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.”

— Romans 13:7

Verse 6

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Verse 8

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Romans 13 — Context

Wherefore {ye} must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

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

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if {there be} any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Cross References

Luke 20:25

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

1 Peter 2:17-18

Honour all {men}. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. {Honour all: or, Esteem all}

Matthew 17:25

He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: {and} meddle not with them that are given to change: {them...: Heb. changers}

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Matthew 22:21

When they had heard {these words}, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Ephesians 6:5

Servants, be obedient to them that are {your} masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

1 Peter 3:7

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with {them} according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.