Leviticus 19:15
Justice, Love, and Propriety
19:15 “‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
Deuteronomy 1:17
1:17 They
must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly
and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.
Deuteronomy 33:9
33:9 He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,”
and he did not acknowledge his own brothers
or know his own children,
for they kept your word,
and guarded your covenant.
Proverbs 18:5
18:5 It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked,
by depriving a righteous man of justice.
Luke 20:21
20:21 Thus
they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly,
and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
Acts 15:37-38
15:37 Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,
15:38 but Paul insisted
that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia
and had not accompanied them in the work.
Acts 15:2
15:2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate
with them, the church
appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with
the apostles and elders in Jerusalem
about this point of disagreement.
Colossians 1:16
1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.