38 Bible Verses About Equality
Bible verses about Equality
The concept of equality resonates deeply within the heart of God, woven throughout the tapestry of scripture. Exploring Bible verses about equality isn't merely an academic exercise; it's a journey into the divine understanding of human worth. These passages reveal a God who sees beyond superficial differences, embracing all of humanity with unwavering love and justice. By studying these verses, we gain insight into God's desire for a world where dignity is honored, prejudice is dismantled, and every individual is valued as a beloved child of the Creator, reflecting His image and deserving of compassion and respect. Let scripture illuminate your path towards embracing true equality in your own life and community.
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Job 18:3 (KJV)
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
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And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord.
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; as ye do, so he shall do.
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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.
One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!
Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
The Bible's verses on equality, spanning both Old and New Testaments, resound with a consistent message: inherent worth and dignity belong to every individual, regardless of social status, gender, ethnicity, or any other human-defined category. From the creation account affirming all are made in God's image to Paul's declaration of unity in Christ, these scriptures challenge societal hierarchies and call believers to treat one another with fairness, compassion, and respect. Reflecting on these principles compels us to examine our own biases and actions, urging us to dismantle systems of oppression and advocate for justice. Embracing the biblical vision of equality requires actively working to create a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and experience the fullness of God's love and grace. May these verses inspire us to live out the gospel's transformative power by championing equality in all aspects of our lives.