Bible verses about "denominations" | Anderson

²¹ that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

¹⁹ for there must be sects among you, that the approved may be made known among you.

¹ I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called; ² with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love, ³ earnestly endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one immersion; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in you all. ⁷ But grace has been given to each one of us, according to the measure of the gift of the Christ. ⁸ For which reason, the scripture says: When he ascended on high, he led captive a multitude of captives, and gave gifts to men. ⁹ But this He ascended what does it mean, but that he also descended into the lower earthly regions? ¹⁰ He that descended is also he that ascended high above all the heavens, that he might fill all things. ¹¹ And he himself gave some to be apostles, and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; ¹² for the complete instruction of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of the Christ, ¹³ till we all come to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature that fully develops the Christ;

²⁰ Now, a mediator for one is impossible; but God is one.

¹⁸ And I say to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

⁴ For as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office, ⁵ so we, the many, are one body in Christ, and members one of another. ⁶ Since, then, we have gifts which differ according to the grace that is given to us, whether we have the gift of prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; ⁷ or, if we have a ministry, let us be active in our ministry; if any one teaches, let him attend to his teaching; ⁸ or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness. ⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good; ¹⁰ in love to the brotherhood, be kindly affectionate one to another; in showing honor, be examples one to another; ¹¹ in what requires diligence, be not slothful; in spirit, be fervent; in service, be devoted to the Lord; ¹² in hope, be joyful; in affliction, be patient; in prayer, be per severing; ¹³ administer to the necessities of the saints; be careful to entertain strangers; ¹⁴ bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not; ¹⁵ rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep; ¹⁶ cultivate the same disposition, one to ward another: mind not high things, but conform yourselves to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits; ¹⁷ repay to no one evil for evil; practice that which is honorable in the sight of all men. ¹⁸ If possible, as far as may be in your power, be at peace with all men. ¹⁹ Beloved, avenge not yourselves, but give place to the wrath of God; for it is written: Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. ²⁰ If, therefore, your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by doing this, you will heap coals of fire on his head. ²¹ Be not overcome by evil; but overcome evil with good.

¹³ Is the Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or were you immersed into the name of Paul?

²⁵ But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And no city or house divided against itself shall stand.

²⁰ I pray, not for these only, but for those also who shall believe on me through their word; ²¹ that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. ²² And the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them, that they may be one, as we are one; ²³ I in them, and thou ID me, that they may be made perfect in one, that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. ²⁴ Father, I wish that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me; for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world. ²⁵ Righteous Father, though the world has not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. ²⁶ And I have made known to them thy name, and will continue to make it known, that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

⁴ For when one says, I am of Paul, and another, I of Apollos, are you not carnal? ⁵ Who, then, is Paul? and who is Apollos? Ministers by whom you have believed, even as the Lord gave to each one. ⁶ I planted, Apollos watered: but God made to grow. ⁷ So, neither he that plants nor he that waters is any thing: but God that makes to grow.

¹ But do you speak the things that become sound teaching;

⁹ Whoever transgresses, and abides not in the teaching of the Christ, has not God: he that abides in the teaching of the Christ, has both the Father and the Son.

⁶ I am astonished that you are so soon turning away from him that called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel: ⁷ which is nothing else than that there are some who trouble you, and are determined to pervert the gospel of the Christ. ⁸ But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be ac cursed. ⁹ As we said before, so even now I say again, if any one preaches to you any other gospel than that which you have received, let him be accursed. ¹⁰ For, do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? or do I strive to please men? If, indeed, I would still please men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

¹² For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ. ¹³ For by one Spirit we all were immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and we all have been made to drink of one Spirit. ¹⁴ For the body is not one member, but many. ¹⁵ If the foot shall say: Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it, for this reason, no part of the body? ¹⁶ And if the ear shall say: Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it, for this reason, no part of the body? ¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? ¹⁸ But now God has placed the members, each of them, in the body, as it has pleased him. ¹⁹ And if they were all one member, where were the body? ²⁰ But now there are many members, but one body. ²¹ The eye can not say to the hand: I have no need of you; or again, the head to the feet: I have no need of you. ²² But much more are those members of the body necessary, which seem to be more feeble. ²³ And those members of the body, which, we think, are less honorable, around these we place the more abundant honor; and our uncomely members have the more abundant comeliness: ²⁴ for our comely members have no need. But God has so arranged the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which is deficient, ²⁵ that there may be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same anxious care, one for another; ²⁶ and if one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. ²⁷ Now, you are the body of Christ, and, as individuals, you are members. ²⁸ And God has placed some in the church, first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then mighty deeds; then gifts of healing; helps, governments, kinds of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of mighty deeds? ³⁰ Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? ³¹ But seek earnestly the best gifts; and yet I show you a more excellent way.

⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one immersion;

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who make divisions and cause offenses in opposition to the teaching which you have learned, and avoid them.

¹² I mean this: that each one of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ. ¹³ Is the Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or were you immersed into the name of Paul?

¹⁰ Now, I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you, but that you be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment.