Racism And Slavery

there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;

where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, servant, freeman--but the all and in all--Christ.

for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him, — read the full passage →

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,

He made also of one blood every nation of men, to dwell upon all the face of the earth--having ordained times before appointed, and the bounds of their dwellings--

for Jehovah your God--He <FI>is<Fi> God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe; — read the full passage →

whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

as a native among you is the sojourner to you who is sojourning with you, and thou hast had love to him as to thyself, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

`And he who stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.

`And thy man-servant and thy handmaid whom thou hast <FI>are<Fi> of the nations who <FI>are<Fi> round about you; of them ye buy man-servant and handmaid, — read the full passage →

`And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him; — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord; — read the full passage →

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

Have we not all one father? Hath not our God prepared us? Wherefore do we deal treacherously, Each against his brother, To pollute the covenant of our fathers?

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; — read the full passage →

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

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

And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

and He saith to Abram, `knowing--know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years, — read the full passage →

and the Amorite is desirous to dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, and the hand of the house of Joseph is heavy, and they become tributary;

Beloved, I call upon <FI>you<Fi> , as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul, — read the full passage →

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, and ye--ye have known the soul of the sojourner, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;

for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all <FI>is<Fi> rich to all those calling upon Him, — read the full passage →

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

Better <FI>is<Fi> the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread. — read the full passage →

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so; — read the full passage →

if any one hath an ear--let him hear: — read the full passage →

Servants--to their own masters <FI>are<Fi> to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying, — read the full passage →

a servant--wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free--use <FI>it<Fi> rather; — read the full passage →

and ye--ye fill up the measure of your fathers.

`A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

A sword ye have feared, And a sword I bring in against you, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

And Jehovah saith unto me: Though Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My soul is not toward this people, Send from before My face, and they go out. — read the full passage →

and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'

After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands, — read the full passage →

and they sing a new song, saying, `Worthy art thou to take the scroll, and to open the seals of it, because thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, — read the full passage →

Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon <FI>you<Fi> ; — read the full passage →

for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his reward.'

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down,

for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

`The Spirit of the Lord <FI>is<Fi> upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like <FI>it<Fi> , this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; --greater than these there is no other command.'

honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'

`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah: `In a time of good pleasure I answered thee, And in a day of salvation I helped thee, And I keep thee, and give thee, For a covenant of the people, To establish the earth, To cause to inherit desolate inheritances.

And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.

He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit. — read the full passage →

Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.

He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!

and it cometh to pass when the sons of Israel have been strong, that they put the Canaanite to tribute, and have not utterly dispossessed him.

As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he <FI>is<Fi> thy seed.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now; — read the full passage →

for where zeal and rivalry <FI>are<Fi> , there is insurrection and every evil matter; — read the full passage →

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker, — read the full passage →

I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality. — read the full passage →

and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him; — read the full passage →

and the other out of love, having known that for defence of the good news I am set: — read the full passage →

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith, — read the full passage →

What, then, <FI>is<Fi> the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision? — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

`Ye according to the flesh do judge; I do not judge any one, — read the full passage →

Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts. — read the full passage →

In that day there is a fountain opened To the house of David And to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, For sin and for impurity. — read the full passage →

Lo, thou <FI>art<Fi> wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee. — read the full passage →

And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And--the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth. — read the full passage →

The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, hath sent him from Ramah, in his taking him--and he a prisoner in chains--in the midst of all the removal of Jerusalem and of Judah, who are removed to Babylon. — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place. — read the full passage →

As this potter am I not able to do to you? O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah. Lo, as clay in the hand of the potter, So <FI>are<Fi> ye in My hand, O house of Israel. — read the full passage →

Who are saying, `Keep to thyself, come not nigh to me, For I have declared thee unholy.' These <FI>are<Fi> a smoke in Mine anger, A fire burning all the day. — read the full passage →

Because Jehovah loveth Jacob, And hath fixed again on Israel, And given them rest on their own land, And joined hath been the sojourner to them, And they have been admitted to the house of Jacob. — read the full passage →

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both. — read the full passage →

These also are for the wise: --To discern faces in judgment is not good.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. — read the full passage →

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace. — read the full passage →

Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered. — read the full passage →

`Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for <FI>it is<Fi> not as man seeth--for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.' — read the full passage →

`When a man doth take a wife, and hath married her, and it hath been, if she doth not find grace in his eyes (for he hath found in her nakedness of anything), and he hath written for her a writing of divorce, and given <FI>it<Fi> into her hand, and sent her out of his house, — read the full passage →

if Jehovah hath delighted in us, then He hath brought us in unto this land, and hath given it to us, a land which is flowing with milk and honey; — read the full passage →

keeping kindness for thousands, taking away iniquity, and transgression, and sin, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on children's children, on a third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on a fourth.' — read the full passage →

`And these <FI>are<Fi> the judgments which thou dost set before them: — read the full passage →

And the sons of Noah who are going out of the ark are Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is father of Canaan. — read the full passage →

being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead-- — read the full passage →

He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return, — read the full passage →

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is--to God. — read the full passage →

Call with the throat, restrain not, As a trumpet lift up thy voice, And declare to My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins; — read the full passage →