What Does the Bible Say About Inferior?

Galatians 3:28 ESV / 30 helpful votes

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Job 12:3 ESV / 28 helpful votes

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

Jeremiah 1:4-10 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.” ...

Deuteronomy 20:1-4 ESV / 13 helpful votes

“When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. And when you draw near to the battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the people and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel, today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint. Do not fear or panic or be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.’

1 Corinthians 2:4 ESV / 11 helpful votes

And my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

Colossians 2:8 ESV / 9 helpful votes

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 9 helpful votes

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

Malachi 2:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

John 14:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 ESV / 7 helpful votes

A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools. ...

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

John 1:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Luke 1:37 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Leviticus 20:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.”

Colossians 3:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

John 3:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

1 Corinthians 2:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Romans 10:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

John 3:30 ESV / 4 helpful votes

He must increase, but I must decrease.”

Job 13:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.

1 Samuel 16:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

Jude 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

2 Corinthians 12:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

1 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.

Romans 2:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For God shows no partiality.

Luke 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Jeremiah 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.

Jeremiah 1:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Exodus 3:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Philippians 2:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

1 Corinthians 15:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

John 16:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Matthew 11:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 10:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

Jeremiah 1:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.”

Proverbs 20:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

Psalm 135:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.

Psalm 109:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.

Psalm 86:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A Prayer of David. Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Psalm 9:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Esther 5:1-14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, in front of the king's quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace. And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom.” And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king.” Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, so that we may do as Esther has asked.” So the king and Haman came to the feast that Esther had prepared. ...

Nehemiah 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.

Genesis 2:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

Genesis 1:26-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

50 Bible Verses about Inferior

Galatians 3:28 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Job 12:3 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 1:4-10 ESV / 27 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 20:1-4 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 2:4 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 2:8 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Malachi 2:10 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 1:37 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 20:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 2:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 10:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:30 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Job 13:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Samuel 16:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jude 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 12:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 11:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 2:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 1:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 3:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 2:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 15:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 16:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 11:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 10:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 1:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 20:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 135:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 109:22 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 86:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 9:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Esther 5:1-14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Nehemiah 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 2:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:26-27 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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