who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.
So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,
For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
For God shows no partiality.
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.
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.”
And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me.
If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: “It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.
Will your cry for help avail to keep you from distress, or all the force of your strength?
Will you show partiality toward him? Will you plead the case for God?
He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.
He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty.
Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked?
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