Race

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;

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

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

For there is no respect of persons with God.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: — 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;

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.

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

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

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. — read the full passage →

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:

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

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

The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

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

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. — read the full passage →

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, — read the full passage →

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

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

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: — read the full passage →

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: — read the full passage →

I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. — read the full passage →

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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; — read the full passage →

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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 →

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

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

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

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: — read the full passage →

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

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — 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. — read the full passage →

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. — read the full passage →

There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — 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?

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

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

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; — read the full passage →

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. — read the full passage →

I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.