Romans 13:7
Render therefore to all what is their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honor to whom honor.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
8Owe no one any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the law:
Cross References
Matthew 22:21They answered, Cesar's. Then saith He unto them, Render therefore to Cesar the things that are Cesar's; and to God the things that are God's.
Luke 20:25Then said He unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and let the wife 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 →