36 Bible Verses about Prejudice

And Nathaniel said to him, Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.

Others said, He is the Messiah. But others said, No: for cometh the Messiah out of Galilee?

But this rabble, which knoweth not the law, is accursed.

The Pharisee, standing by himself, made this prayer: God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of mankind, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this tax-gatherer.

Now, though he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not on him:

But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the devils doth he cast the devils out.

And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many when they heard him were amazed, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and what is the wisdom given to him, that even such miracles are done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses, and Judah and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

We know that God spake to Moses: but we know nothing of this man, whence he is.

Then many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hearken to him?

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have you? do not even the publicans the same thing? And if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? do not even the publicans so?

And if ye love them that love you, what thanks are due to you? for even sinners love those who love them. And if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? do not even sinners the same thing? And if ye lend to those, from whom ye hope to receive back again, what thanks are due to you? for sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive an equivalent.

And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

and fell prostrate at his feet giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

And they of the circumcision who were believers, as many as came with Peter, were amazed, because even on the Gentiles the gift of the holy Ghost was poured out.

And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom be established? because ye say, that I cast out devils by Beelzebub.

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: are you not thus partial among yourselves, and form your decision from bad reasonings?

Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

HIM that is weak in faith take by the hand, and enter not into niceties of disputes.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come, who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will manifest the counsels of men's hearts; and then shall praise be given to each from God.

But from those who appeared men of the greatest importance, (what sort of men soever they were it maketh no difference to me: God accepteth not a man's person;) for these important personages in conference added nothing to me;

but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Then Peter opening his mouth, said, In truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons:

for there is no acceptance of persons with God.

And ye masters, do the same things to them, avoiding menacing language: knowing that you also yourselves have a master in heaven; and there is no respect of persons with him.

But he that is guilty of injustice shall receive punishment for the wrong he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

Then he said to him, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.

Wo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles which had been wrought in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long since would they have repented in sack-cloth and ashes. Wherefore I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted unto heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles which have been wrought in thee had been done in Sodom, it had remained unto this day.

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the tax-gatherers and harlots believed on him. But ye, when ye saw it, repented not afterwards, that ye should believe on him.

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they killed those who before published the tidings of the coming of that Righteous Person; of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers:

"Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I do a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though one declare it unto you."

On the same day the Sadducees came to him, who say, that there is no resurrection, and they put a question to him,

And the Sadducees come to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they put a question to him, saying,

Then certain of the Sadducees, who contend that there is no resurrection, asked him,

AND as they were thus speaking, the priests, and the captain of the temple-guard, and the Sadducees, came upon them, worn down with vexation, because they taught the people, and preached by Jesus the resurrection of the dead. And they laid hands on them, and committed them to prison till the next day: for it was then evening.

For the Sadducees say indeed, that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.