^17 (A)For Yahweh your God is the God of gods and the ^(B)Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the fearsome God ^(C)who does not show partiality nor ^(D)take a bribe.

^19 (A)You shall not distort justice; ^(B)you shall not ^[a]be partial, and ^(C)you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

¹⁷ “^(A)You shall not pervert the justice ^[a]due a sojourner or ^[b]an orphan, nor ^(B)take a widow’s garment in pledge.

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

⁵ And he appointed ^(A)judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, in each city. ⁶ And he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for ^(B)you do not judge for man but for Yahweh who is with you ^[a]when you render judgment.

The Holy Spirit Poured Out on the Gentiles

^34 (A)And opening his mouth, Peter said:

“I most truly comprehend now that ^(B)God is not one to show partiality,

The Sin of Favoritism

2 ^(A)My brothers, ^(B)do not hold your faith in our ^[a](C)glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of ^(D)personal favoritism.

⁹ But if you ^(A)show partiality, you are committing sin, being convicted by the ^[a]law as transgressors.