Skin Color

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.

He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism; — read the full passage →

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

his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation, — read the full passage →

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.

For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands. — read the full passage →

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin.

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;

My skin grows black and peels from me. My bones are burned with heat.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? — read the full passage →

Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

My flesh and my skin has he made old; he has broken my bones.

I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains. — read the full passage →

The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.

“When a man shall have a rising in his body’s skin, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his body the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons, the priests:

that looked like a jasper stone and a sardius. There was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald to look at.

My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh. I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. — read the full passage →

All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.

As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.

You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;

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

Noah was five hundred years old, then Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. — read the full passage →

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 birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

I saw, and, behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.

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 birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” — read the full passage →

Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water; — read the full passage →

The cloud departed from over the Tent; and behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. Aaron looked at Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.

Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above. — read the full passage →

Who doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it; — read the full passage →

Yahweh said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, “Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this.” — read the full passage →

His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.

where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

I saw until thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels burning fire.

Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire. — read the full passage →

Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your seed forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.

“When a man or a woman has bright spots in the skin of the body, even white bright spots; — read the full passage →

I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill. — read the full passage →

Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared Yahweh, and who honored his name.

Even the jackals draw out the breast, they nurse their young ones: The daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Thus says Yahweh, Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don’t let the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

Now the man Moses was very humble, above all the men who were on the surface of the earth.

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.