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Bible Verses About Respect of Persons: General references

11 verses · 2 aspects

Verses on General references

  1. ¶ These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

  2. ¶ To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

  3. ¶ My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

  4. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

  5. And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

  6. Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

  7. 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?

  8. But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

  9. Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

  10. ¶ If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

  11. But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.