Affirmative Action

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

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

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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

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;

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.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. — read the full passage →

For there is no respect of persons with God.

One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord. — read the full passage →

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.

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

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

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.

Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. — read the full passage →

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

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

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:

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the Lord your God.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. — read the full passage →

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.