John 10:19

make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

So a division arose in the multitude because of him.

Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;

And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” that they might accuse him.

But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.

I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them.

But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there.

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.

“Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword.

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”

So the Jews said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat.”

The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, “I am the bread which came down out of heaven.”

There was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said, “He is a good man.” Others said, “Not so, but he leads the multitude astray.”

that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.

I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me and loved them, even as you loved me.

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes, and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain,

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let’s walk by the same rule. Let’s be of the same mind.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

and to respect and honor them in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you

I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?

For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.