Bible Verses About Race and Discrimination
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for race and discrimination, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,534 votes, led by Galatians 3:28. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Race and Discrimination
Galatians 3:28256 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.
Acts 10:34-35195 votes
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts 17:26175 votes
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;
Romans 2:11145 votes
For there is no respect of persons with God.
Colossians 3:11144 votes
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
1 Samuel 16:7132 votes
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.
John 7:24128 votes
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Deuteronomy 10:17-19126 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:
James 2:1-9108 votes
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Leviticus 19:33-34102 votes
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
Malachi 2:10100 votes
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?
Revelation 7:978 votes
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;
Revelation 7:9-1078 votes
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;
Proverbs 22:277 votes
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
Ephesians 2:14-1660 votes
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
James 2:1-444 votes
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Ephesians 2:1441 votes
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
1 John 4:2038 votes
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Romans 10:1235 votes
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.
James 2:935 votes
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
John 13:3429 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Leviticus 19:1528 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.
Proverbs 24:2324 votes
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Matthew 7:1224 votes
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.
1 John 2:1124 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about race and discrimination?
Readers most often cite Galatians 3:28 on the subject of race and discrimination. Across 2,534 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Acts 10:34-35, Acts 17:26, Romans 2:11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.