Bible verses about "division" | MSTC

¹⁶ These six things doth the LORD hate, and the seventh he utterly abhorreth: ¹⁷ A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, ¹⁸ a heart that goeth about with wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to do mischief, ¹⁹ a false witness that bringeth up lies, and such one as soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁵ "Moreover, if thy brother trespass against thee, Go and tell him his fault between him and thee alone. If he hear thee, thou hast won thy brother: ¹⁶ But if he hear thee not, then take yet with thee one or two, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, all things may be established. ¹⁷ If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican. ¹⁸ Verily I say unto you whatsoever ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven. And whatsoever ye loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

²⁴ For if a realm be divided against itself, that realm cannot endure. ²⁵ Or if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot continue: ²⁶ So if Satan make insurrection against himself, and be divided, he cannot continue, but is it an end.

¹² Now therefore as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering, ¹³ forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel to another; even as Christ forgave you, even so do ye. ¹⁴ Above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness, ¹⁵ and the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which peace ye are called in one body: and see that ye be thankful.

⁹ Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that endureth in the doctrine of Christ, hath both the father, and the son. ¹⁰ If there come any unto you and bring not this learning, him receive not to house: neither bid him Godspeed. ¹¹ For he that biddeth him Godspeed, is partaker of his evil deeds.

²² And forasmuch as ye have purified your souls through the spirit, in obeying the truth for to love brotherly without feigning, see that ye love one another with a pure heart, fervently: ²³ for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever. ²⁴ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away, ²⁵ but the word of the Lord endureth ever. And this is the word which by the gospel was preached among you.

³ and that ye be diligent to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, ⁴ being one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling. ⁵ Let there be but one Lord, one faith, one baptism: ⁶ one God and father of all, which is above all, through all, and in you all.

¹⁶ These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts, whose mouths speak proud things. They have men in great reverence because of advantage. ¹⁷ But ye, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁸ how that they told you that there should be beguilers in the last time, which should walk after their own ungodly lusts. ¹⁹ These are makers of sects, fleshly, having no spirit.

¹⁷ But he knew their thoughts, and said unto them, "Every kingdom divided within itself shall be desolate: and one house shall fall upon another.

⁹ Foolish questions, and genealogies, and brawlings and strife about the law; avoid, for they are unprofitable, and superfluous. ¹⁰ A man that is given to heresy, after the first and the second admonition; avoid, ¹¹ remembering that he that is such, is perverted, and sinneth, even damned by his own judgement.

¹⁷ I beseech you, brethren: mark them which cause division, and give occasions of evil contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. ¹⁸ For they that are such serve not the Lord Jesus Christ: but their own bellies. And with sweet preachings and flattering words deceive the hearts of the innocents:

¹⁰ I beseech you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all speak one thing and that there be no dissension among you: but be ye perfect in one mind, and one meaning. ¹¹ It is showed unto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Chloe; that there is strife among you. ¹² And this is it that I mean: how that commonly among you, one sayeth, "I hold of Paul"; Another, "I hold of Apollos"; the third, "I hold of Cephas"; and the fourth that, "I hold of Christ." ¹³ Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Either were ye baptised in the name of Paul?