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What does the Bible say about black people?

12 verses about black people, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about black people

Acts 13:1 — Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 4 votes
Acts 17:26 — And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 4 votes
Galatians 3:28 — There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 4 votes
Song of Solomon 1:5 — I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 3 votes
Song of Solomon 1:6 — Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. 3 votes
Jeremiah 13:23 — Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 3 votes
Jeremiah 38:1 — Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 3 votes
Romans 2:11 — For there is no respect of persons with God. 3 votes
Genesis 10:1 — Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 votes
Numbers 12:1 — And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 votes
Song of Solomon 5:11 — His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 2 votes
Acts 8:1 — And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 votes

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Song of Solomon (3), Acts (3), Jeremiah (2), Genesis (1), Numbers (1), Romans (1), Galatians (1)

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