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but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

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

where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:

And 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 take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. — read the full passage →

for there is no respect of persons with God.

For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you, a statute for ever throughout your generations: as ye are, so shall the sojourner be before Jehovah. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet. — read the full passage →

These also aresayingsof the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

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

For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the sojourner, as for the home-born: for I am Jehovah 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, Wherefore 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 a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him. — read the full passage →

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.