Race and discrimination

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• Galatians 3:28

  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

• Acts 10:34–35

  Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

• Acts 17:26

  And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

• Romans 2:11

  For there is no respect of persons with God.

• Colossians 3:11

  Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

• 1 Samuel 16:7

  But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

• John 7:24

  Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

• Deuteronomy 10:17–19

  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: He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

• James 2:1–9

  My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: …

• Malachi 2:10

  Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

• Leviticus 19:33–34

  And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

• Revelation 7:9

  After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

• Revelation 7:9–10

  After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

• Proverbs 22:2

  The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

• Ephesians 2:14–16

  For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

• James 2:1–4

  My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: …

• Ephesians 2:14

  For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

• 1 John 4:20

  If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

• James 2:9

  But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

• Romans 10:12

  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

• John 13:34

  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

• Leviticus 19:15

  Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

• 1 John 2:11

  But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

• Proverbs 24:23

  These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

• Matthew 7:12

  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

• Romans 10:12–13

  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

• James 2:8–9

  If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

• Leviticus 19:34

  But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

• James 2:1

  My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

• Ephesians 4:32

  And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

• 1 John 2:9

  He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

• Genesis 1:26–27

  And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

• James 2:4

  Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

• Mark 12:31

  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

• Colossians 3:25

  But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

• Exodus 22:21

  Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

• 1 Corinthians 12:13

  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

• 1 John 3:15–16

  Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

• Matthew 22:39

  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• 1 Timothy 5:21

  I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.