Black History

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.

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;

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. — read the full passage →

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. — read the full passage →

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: — read the full passage →

Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, — read the full passage →

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. — read the full passage →

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. — read the full passage →

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; — read the full passage →

My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. — read the full passage →

Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, — read the full passage →

He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. — read the full passage →

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? — read the full passage →

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; — read the full passage →

And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. — read the full passage →

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; — read the full passage →

Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, — read the full passage →

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; — read the full passage →

But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. — read the full passage →

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. — read the full passage →

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: — read the full passage →

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. — read the full passage →

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. — read the full passage →

The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.

In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

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. — read the full passage →

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. — read the full passage →

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: — read the full passage →

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. — read the full passage →

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. — read the full passage →

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. — read the full passage →

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. — read the full passage →

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. — read the full passage →

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. — read the full passage →

The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord. — read the full passage →

An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. — read the full passage →

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. — read the full passage →

He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. — read the full passage →

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. — read the full passage →

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. — read the full passage →

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. — read the full passage →

Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son. — read the full passage →

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. — read the full passage →

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. — read the full passage →

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. — read the full passage →

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber. — read the full passage →

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them. — read the full passage →

These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. — read the full passage →

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. — read the full passage →

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. — read the full passage →

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; — read the full passage →

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. — read the full passage →

He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. — read the full passage →

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. — read the full passage →

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. — read the full passage →

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. — read the full passage →

In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and brought me thither. — read the full passage →