Respect of Persons

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

(Partiality))

• Proverbs 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
• Proverbs 28:21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
• James 2:1–9 My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat…

God does not have

• Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
• 2 Chronicles 19:7 And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
• Job 31:13–15 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account? Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?
• Job 34:19 who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
• Acts 10:34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
• Acts 15:9 He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
• Romans 2:11–12 For God does not show favoritism. All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
• Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
• Ephesians 6:8–9 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.
• Colossians 3:25 Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

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