Bible Verses about “black history”
The Bible contains 35 verses about black history across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
“For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.”
“Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."”
“Jesus answered, "Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!”
“Yahweh will command the blessing on you in your barns, and in all that you put your hand to; and he will bless you in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”
“He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,”
“It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of Yahweh your God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that Yahweh your God will set you on high above all the nations of the earth:”
“and all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.”
“You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field.”
“You shall be blessed in the fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the fruit of your animals, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock.”
“Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck before you. They will come out against you one way, and will flee before you seven ways.”
“All the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of Yahweh; and they shall be afraid of you.”
“Your basket and your kneading trough shall be blessed.”
“You shall be blessed when you come in, and you shall be blessed when you go out.”
“Yahweh will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you; if you shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and walk in his ways.”
“The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."”
“The same came to him by night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."”
“Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.”
“that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
“Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"”
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
“No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.”
“Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'”
“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,”
“If I told you earthly things and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?”
“Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and don't understand these things?”
“Nicodemus answered him, "How can these things be?"”
“Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don't receive our witness.”
“For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”
“I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar's tents, like Solomon's curtains.”
“Don't stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother's sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven't kept my own vineyard.”
“Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.”
“When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Yahweh, she came to prove him with hard questions.”
“There were hangings of white, green, and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble.”