30 Powerful Bible Verses About Discrimination

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here are 30 Bible verses about discrimination:

Galatians 3:28:

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

James 2:1-4:

“My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, ‘You sit here in a good place,’ while you say to the poor man, ‘You stand over there,’ or, ‘Sit down at my feet,’ have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?”

Acts 10:34-35:

“So Peter opened his mouth and said: ‘Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.'”

Romans 2:11:

“For God shows no partiality.”

Colossians 3:11:

“Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.”

1 Samuel 16:7:

“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.'”

Proverbs 22:2:

“The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.”

Matthew 7:1-2:

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”

1 Corinthians 12:13:

“For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.”

Proverbs 24:23:

“These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.”

Luke 10:30-37:

“Jesus replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead…'” (Parable of the Good Samaritan)

Romans 10:12:

“For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.”

Proverbs 28:21:

“To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.”

John 7:24:

“Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

Luke 14:13-14:

“But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

1 Timothy 5:21:

“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality.”

Leviticus 19:15:

“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.”

Deuteronomy 16:19:

“You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.”

Acts 17:26:

“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place.”

Matthew 5:43-45:

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.”

Psalm 82:2:

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?”

1 Corinthians 1:27-28:

“But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are.”

Proverbs 31:8-9:

“Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

James 2:9:

“But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.”

Exodus 23:3:

“nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.”

Psalm 145:9:

“The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.”

1 Peter 2:17:

“Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.”

Acts 15:9:

“And he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.”

Luke 20:21:

“So they asked him, ‘Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.'”

2 Chronicles 19:7:

“Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”

These verses remind us of God’s impartiality and call for fairness and justice in our treatment of others, regardless of their background or status.