Bible Verses about “inclusion”
The Bible contains 32 verses about inclusion across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.”
“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.”
“If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.”
“doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;”
“Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.”
“each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.”
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”
“Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.”
“Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.”
“My brothers, don't hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.”
“For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;”
“haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?”
“and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;"”
“For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.”
“For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.”
“When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.”
“But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;”
“But now they are many members, but one body.”
“For the body is not one member, but many.”
“Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.”
“No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.”
“Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;”
“But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.”
“whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,”
“and you will be blessed, because they don't have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."”
“The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."”
“that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.”
“If the foot would say, "Because I'm not the hand, I'm not part of the body," it is not therefore not part of the body.”
“If the ear would say, "Because I'm not the eye, I'm not part of the body," it's not therefore not part of the body.”
“If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?”
“If they were all one member, where would the body be?”
“Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.”