Bible verses about "fairness" | Living_Oracles

¹⁶ for God has so loved the world, as to give his own begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him, may not perish, but obtain eternal life. ¹⁷ For God has sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world may be saved by him.

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is, indeed, first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be persuaded, full of compassion and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹ For the Administration of Heaven will resemble the conduct of a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. ² Having agreed with some for a denarius a-day, he sent them into his vineyard. ³ About the third hour he went out, and seeing others unemployed in the market place, ⁴ said to them, Go you likewise into my vineyard, and I will give you what is reasonable. Accordingly they went. ⁵ Again, about the sixth hour, and about the ninth, he went out and did the same. ⁶ Lastly, about the eleventh hour, he went out, and finding others standing, said to them, Why do you stand here all the day doing nothing? ⁷ They answered, Because no person has hired us. He said to them, Go you also into my vineyard, and you shall receive what is reasonable. ⁸ When it was night, the proprietor of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, and ending with the first. ⁹ Then they who had been hired at the eleventh hour came, and received each a denarius. ¹⁰ When the first came, they imagined they should receive more; but they got only a denarius a-piece. ¹¹ Upon receiving it, they murmured against the householder, ¹² saying, These last have worked but one hour; yet you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day. ¹³ He answering, said to one of them, Friend, I do you no injury. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? ¹⁴ Take what is yours, and depart. It is my will to give to this last as much as to you. ¹⁵ And may not I do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil, because I am good? ¹⁶ Thus the last shall be first, and first last; for there are many called, but few chosen.

²⁸ A scribe, who had heard them dispute, perceiving the justness of his reply, came to him, and proposed this question: Which is the chief commandment of all? ²⁹ Jesus answered, The chief of all the commandments is, "Hearken, Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord is one:" ³⁰ and, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." This is the first commandment. ³¹ The second resembles it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." There is no commandment greater than these.

¹¹ For there is no respect of persons with God.

¹ My brethren, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partial regard for persons.

⁸ Finally, be all of one mind, sympathizing, lovers of the brethren, tender-hearted, courteous-

²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bondman nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶ Thus the last shall be first, and first last; for there are many called, but few chosen.

¹ My brethren, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partial regard for persons. ² For if there enter into your synagogue a man having gold rings on his fingers, and with splendid clothing, and there enter likewise a poor man, with sordid apparel; ³ and you look on him who has the splendid clothing, and say, Sit you here honorably; and to the poor man, Stand you there; or, Sit here at my footstool: ⁴ are you not, then, partial among yourselves, and have become judges who reason wickedly? ⁵ Hearken, beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor of the world-rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them who love him?

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous, to forget your work, and the love which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.