Romans 13:7
Render to all what is due to them; tribute, to whom tribute is due; custom, to whom custom; fear, to whom fear; honor, to whom honor.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8Owe no one anything but brotherly love; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the Law.
Cross References
Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king; And mingle not with them that are given to change!
Matthew 22:21They say, Caesar's. Then saith he to them, Render then to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
Luke 20:25And he said to them, Render then to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
Ephesians 5:33However, do ye also severally love each one his own wife as himself; and let the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Matthew Henry on Romans 13:2-7
Obedience to Magistrates Enforced. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee… Read the whole commentary →