Black People

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.

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.

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 respect of persons with God.

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.

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

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

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 →

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

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

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 →

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. — read the full passage →

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. — read the full passage →

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

And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? — read the full passage →

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

The word of the Lord came again 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 →

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

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

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street. — read the full passage →

Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, — read the full passage →

Now when Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; — 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.

Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. — read the full passage →

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

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 David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

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

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; — read the full passage →

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. — read the full passage →

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

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.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

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

But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

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 out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

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

Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. — read the full passage →

Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? — read the full passage →

In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. — read the full passage →

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

Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. — read the full passage →

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

Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. — read the full passage →

And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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; — read the full passage →

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. — 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 →

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

But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. — read the full passage →

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. — read the full passage →

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. — 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 →

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — 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. — read the full passage →

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. — read the full passage →

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. — read the full passage →

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. — 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 →

Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. — read the full passage →

These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread. — read the full passage →

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. — read the full passage →