Bible Verses About Favoritism
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for favoritism, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,144 votes, led by James 2:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Favoritism
James 2:9297 votes
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Romans 2:11239 votes
For there is no respect of persons with God.
Acts 10:34201 votes
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
James 2:1163 votes
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
James 2:1-26161 votes
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Genesis 37:4135 votes
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Deuteronomy 10:17125 votes
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:
Galatians 3:28111 votes
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.
Ephesians 6:976 votes
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
James 2:568 votes
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Leviticus 19:1547 votes
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
James 2:1-447 votes
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2 Chronicles 19:4-744 votes
And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer–sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers.
John 3:1641 votes
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.
Genesis 43:3438 votes
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
Genesis 37:336 votes
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
Colossians 3:2535 votes
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
1 Timothy 5:2135 votes
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.
Genesis 29:3133 votes
And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
Deuteronomy 1:1731 votes
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
1 Corinthians 13:1329 votes
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
James 2:8-929 votes
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Genesis 27:6-1728 votes
And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
Jeremiah 29:1128 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Philippians 4:1326 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
What does the Bible say about favoritism?
Readers most often cite James 2:9 on the subject of favoritism. Across 3,144 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 2:11, Acts 10:34, James 2:1. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.