What Does the Bible Say About Equal Rights?

Galatians 3:28 ESV / 304 helpful votes

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 22:2 ESV / 41 helpful votes

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.

1 Corinthians 7:3 ESV / 37 helpful votes

The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.

James 2:1-4 ESV / 25 helpful votes

My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

Romans 10:12 ESV / 19 helpful votes

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.

Colossians 3:11 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.

2 Chronicles 19:7 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”

1 Timothy 2:4 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Matthew 5:43-48 ESV / 12 helpful votes

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? ...

2 Samuel 8:15 ESV / 12 helpful votes

So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people.

Romans 2:11 ESV / 11 helpful votes

For God shows no partiality.

Deuteronomy 16:18 ESV / 10 helpful votes

“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Romans 1:14 ESV / 8 helpful votes

I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

1 Samuel 30:23-24 ESV / 8 helpful votes

But David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us. Who would listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage. They shall share alike.”

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

Genesis 1:26-28 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

16 Bible Verses about Equal Rights

Galatians 3:28 ESV / 304 helpful votes

Proverbs 22:2 ESV / 41 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:3 ESV / 37 helpful votes

James 2:1-4 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Romans 10:12 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Colossians 3:11 ESV / 14 helpful votes

2 Chronicles 19:7 ESV / 14 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:4 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Matthew 5:43-48 ESV / 12 helpful votes

2 Samuel 8:15 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Romans 2:11 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 16:18 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Romans 1:14 ESV / 8 helpful votes

1 Samuel 30:23-24 ESV / 8 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Genesis 1:26-28 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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16 Bible Verses about Equal Rights

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Proverbs 22:2 ESV / 41 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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James 2:1-4 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Galatians 3:28 ESV / 304 helpful votes

Proverbs 22:2 ESV / 41 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:3 ESV / 37 helpful votes

James 2:1-4 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Romans 10:12 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Colossians 3:11 ESV / 14 helpful votes

2 Chronicles 19:7 ESV / 14 helpful votes

1 Timothy 2:4 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Matthew 5:43-48 ESV / 12 helpful votes

2 Samuel 8:15 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Romans 2:11 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 16:18 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Romans 1:14 ESV / 8 helpful votes

1 Samuel 30:23-24 ESV / 8 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Genesis 1:26-28 ESV / 7 helpful votes