Male and female before God

• Genesis 1:27-28 — both created in God's image; dominion mandate given to both equally

All mankind before God

• Genesis 9:6 — all human blood equally bears God's image
• Exodus 12:49 — one law for native and stranger alike
• Leviticus 24:22 — same rule for sojourner and native
• Numbers 15:15-16 — one statute for all, before God

Jew and foreigner under law

• Exodus 12:49
• Leviticus 19:34 — the stranger shall be as the native among you
• Numbers 9:14

Rich and poor before the law

• Exodus 30:15 — rich shall not give more, poor shall not give less in offering before God
• Leviticus 19:15 — do not favor the poor or defer to the great

All Israel equally before God's covenant

• Deuteronomy 29:10-13 — everyone from leader to woodcutter stands equally in the covenant

All mankind equally under sin and judgment

• Genesis 6:5-7 — God sees all mankind equally corrupt
• Genesis 18:25 — Abraham appeals to God as judge of all equally

Jesus on equality among disciples

• Matthew 20:25-27 — whoever would be great must be servant; inverts hierarchy
• Matthew 23:8-11 — you are all brothers; one is your teacher; one is your Father; do not set up titles over one another
• Mark 10:42-44 — same teaching; whoever would be first must be slave of all
• John 13:14-16 — Jesus washes feet; servant is not greater than master; as I have done, you do also
• John 15:12-15 — no longer servants but friends; equal standing through relationship with Jesus
• John 17:21-23 — Jesus prays all believers would be one, as He and the Father are one

Children equally valued

• Matthew 18:1-4 — the greatest in the kingdom is as a little child; no rank among children before God
• Matthew 19:14 — the kingdom belongs to such as these

All equally in need of God

• Matthew 5:45 — rain falls on righteous and unrighteous equally
• Matthew 6:26-30 — God provides equally for birds and grass; how much more for all people

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Hierarchical Relationships Addressed by God or Jesus

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