Topic
Respect of Persons
29 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Acts 10:34ISBE · Nave God does not have
¶ Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
- Romans 2:11ISBE · Nave God does not have
For there is no respect of persons with God.
- Ephesians 6:9ISBE · Nave God does not have
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
- Colossians 3:25ISBE · Nave God does not have
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
- Genesis 19:21ISBE
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
- Deuteronomy 10:17Nave God does not have
For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
- 1 Samuel 25:35ISBE
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7Nave God does not have
Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
- Job 13:8ISBE
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
- Job 13:10ISBE
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
- Job 31:13–15Nave God does not have
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us…
- Job 34:19Nave God does not have
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
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- Proverbs 18:5 ISBE
- Proverbs 24:23 Nave (Partiality))
- Proverbs 28:21 Nave (Partiality))
- Malachi 1:8 ISBE
- Malachi 1:9 ISBE
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 32:16 ISBE
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 35:13 ISBE
- Luke 20:21 ISBE
- Acts 15:9 Nave God does not have
- Romans 2:12 Nave God does not have
- Romans 10:12 Nave God does not have
- Galatians 2:6 ISBE
- Ephesians 6:8 Nave God does not have
- James 2:1 ISBE
- James 2:1–9 Nave (Partiality))
- James 2:9 ISBE
- 1 Peter 1:17 Nave God does not have
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 20 references
re-spekt': The phrase nasa' phanim, means literally, "lift up the face," and, among other translations, is rendered indifferently "accept" or "respect the person" in the King James Version (contrast Pr 18:5 and 24:23). As applied to a (prostrate) suppliant, the phrase means "receive him with favor," and is so used in 1Sa 25:35; Mal 1:8,9 (compare Ge 19:21, etc.). By a shift in force the phrase came to mean "accept the person instead of the cause" or "show partiality" (Job 13:8,10 the American Standard Revised Version), and is so used commonly. A literal translation into Greek gave lambano prosopon (Sirach 35:13 (32:16); Lu 20:21; Ga 2:6), with the noun prosopolempsia, "face-taking" (Ro 2:11; Eph 6:9; Col 3:25; Jas 2:1), rendered uniformly "respect of persons" in English Versions of the Bible. A noun prosopolemptes, "respecter of persons," and a verb prosopolempteo, are found Ac 10:34; Jas 2:9. God's judgment rests solely on the character of the man and will be influenced by no worldly (Eph 6:9) or national (Ro 2:11) considerations.
See also ACCEPT.
Burton Scott Easton
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Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.