Black Men

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. — read the full passage →

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.

And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. — read the full passage →

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Thou shalt not kill.

And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. — read the full passage →

And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Thou shalt not steal.