12 Bible Verses about Affirmative Action
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But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.
We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.
Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.
And Jesus went into the Temple and sent out all who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those trading in doves.
He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus said to him, What is your opinion, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth get payment or tax? from their sons or from other people?
To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,
And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.
They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
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