8 Bible Verses about Partiality

MY brethren, hold not the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus shewing a respect for persons. For if there come into your congregation a man with a gold ring, and in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in a sordid garb; and ye fix your eyes upon him who bears the splendid robe, and say to him, Sit thou here in an honourable place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:read more.
are you not thus partial among yourselves, and form your decision from bad reasonings?

I adjure thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

And he said unto them, Ye know how contrary it is to established usage, for a man who is a Jew to associate with or visit one of another nation; but God hath shewed me to call no man common or unclean. Wherefore also without a word, I came when invited: I beg to know therefore for what purpose ye have sent for me? Then Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, and, lo! a man stood before me in shining apparel,read more.
and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thy alms are remembered before God. Send therefore to Joppa, and invite Simon, whose surname is Peter, to come to thee; he lodgeth in the house of Simon the tanner, near the sea: who, when he is come will talk with thee. Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast done well in coming. Now therefore are all we here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to thee from God. Then Peter opening his mouth, said, In truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.

Then after certain days said Paul to Barnabas, Let us now return and visit our brethren in every city among whom we have preached the word of the Lord, that we may see how they hold on. Now Barnabas had resolved to take with him John, whose surname is Mark. But Paul did not think him a fit person to take with them, who had withdrawn from them from Pamphylia, and no longer went with them to the service.read more.
So there grew up a sudden quarrel, insomuch that they separated from each other: and Barnabas, taking Mark with him, sailed away to Cyprus: but Paul selecting Silas, departed, being commended by the brethren to the favour of God.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be refreshed in spirit, when I know your affairs. For I have no one like minded with him, who will genuinely care for your affairs. For all seek their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.read more.
But ye have known the trial of him, that, as a son with a father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

Now it is not supposable that the word of God hath failed. For these are not all Israel, who are of Israel: nor, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, in Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, not the children of the flesh, these are the children of God: but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.read more.
For the word of promise is this, At that time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. And not only so; but when Rebecca also had conception by one, even Isaac our father; (though the children were not yet born, nor had done any thing good or evil, that according to the election of God the purpose might abide, not from works, but from him who called;) it was said unto her, "That the elder shall be servant to the younger." As it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." What shall we say therefore? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. For he saith to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." Well then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God who sheweth mercy. For the scripture saith to Pharaoh, "That for this very end have I raised thee up, that I might display in thee my power, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth." Well then, he hath mercy on whom he will, but whom he will he hardeneth. Wilt thou then say to me, Why yet doth he blame us? Who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that disputest against God? Shall the thing fashioned say to him that fashioned it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, from the same mass to make one vessel for an honourable use, and another for a dishonourable? But what if God, willing to display his wrath, and to make known what is possible with him, hath borne with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for perdition: and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy which he had before prepared for glory: even us, whom he hath called, not only out of the Jews, but out of the Gentiles?

And it came to pass, as the days hastened to their period when he should be received up [to glory], that he resolutely set his face to go to Jerusalem; and sent messengers before his face; and they advancing entered into a Samaritan village, to make preparation for him. And they would not admit him, because his face was directed to Jerusalem.read more.
And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, just as Elias did? And turning to them, he reproved them, and said, Ye know not what spirit ye are of: for the Son of man came not to destroy men's lives, but to preserve them. And he proceeded to another village.

But these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself, and Apollos for your sake; that in us ye might learn not to be attached, beyond what is written, lest one being for one [minister], ye be puffed up [with prejudice] against another.