Bible Verses about “skin color”
The Bible contains 15 verses about skin color across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Don't look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Yahweh sees] not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart."”
“Don't judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."”
“But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn't know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”
“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,”
“Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;”
“After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.”
“but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.”
“I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar's tents, like Solomon's curtains.”
“They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,”
“and made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign on earth."”
“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.”
“his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.”
“The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.”
“Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.”