Bible Quotes About Bigotry

“And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.”

“Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. nose: or, anger”

“For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.”

“The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.”

“Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.”

“And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?”

“And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.”

“And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.”

“And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,”

“Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.”

“And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.”

“And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.”

“And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,”

“And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.”

“And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.”

“And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.”

“And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.”

“And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.”

“And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: that: or, as being righteous”

“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.”

“The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.”

“I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.”

“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”

“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”

“And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.”

“And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.”

“Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.”

“And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?”

“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”

“Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.”

“We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.”

“They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. cast: or, excommunicated him”

“And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.”

“And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

“And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,”

“Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised , and didst eat with them.”

“And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.”

“Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:”

“And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,”

“Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.”

“And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:”

“Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.”

“(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)”

“I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.”

“And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.”

“And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.”

“I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.”

“What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?”

“Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.”

“For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?”

“God forbid : yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.”

“But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)”

“God forbid : for then how shall God judge the world?”

“For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?”

“And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.”

“What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; proved: Gr. charged”

“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”

“There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.”

“They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one .”

“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”

“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:”

“Their feet are swift to shed blood:”

“Destruction and misery are in their ways:”

“And the way of peace have they not known:”

“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

“Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. guilty: or, subject to the judgment of God”

“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”

“But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;”

“Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:”

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

“What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?”

“For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.”

“For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.”

“Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.”

“But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”

“Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,”

“Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.”

“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.”

“Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.”

“How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.”

“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:”

“And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.”

“For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.”

“For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:”

“Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.”

“Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,”

“Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;”

“But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;”

“Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.”

“For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.”

“For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.”

“For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:”

“And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. equals: Gr. equals in years”

“But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:”

“Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.”