![]() That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.įor God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Sanctify them in the truth your word is truth. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.Īnd without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.Īnd a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.Īnd he is the head of the body, the church. Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.ĭo your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.īut Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”ĭo two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet? If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting.Įveryone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.Īs I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. ![]() They went out from us, but they were not of us for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.īut if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. As in all the churches of the saints.įor no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. And I believe it in part.įor God is not a God of confusion but of peace. Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?įor, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. ![]() So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality.” I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught avoid them. Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? Here are the 40 best Bible scriptures on division.īut he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.”įor you are still of the flesh. This graphic presentation starts with Genesis in the top left and concludes with Revelation in the bottom right. The infographic below identifies the points of each occurrence. The word “division” occurs 68 times in the Bible.
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