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Romans 13:7

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¶ Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Render {G591} therefore {G3767} to all {G3956} their dues {G3782}: tribute {G5411} to whom {G3588} tribute {G5411} is due; custom {G5056} to whom {G3588} custom {G5056}; fear {G5401} to whom {G3588} fear {G5401}; honour {G5092} to whom {G3588} honour {G5092}.

Pay everyone what he is owed: if you owe the tax-collector, pay your taxes; if you owe the revenue-collector, pay revenue; if you owe someone respect, pay him respect; if you owe someone honor, pay him honor.

Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Peter 2:17 (8 votes)

    Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

  • 1 Peter 2:18 (8 votes)

    Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

  • Luke 20:25 (8 votes)

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

  • Matthew 17:25 (7 votes)

    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 (7 votes)

    ¶ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:

  • 1 Timothy 5:17 (6 votes)

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

  • Matthew 22:21 (6 votes)

    They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.