the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood;
“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com.