21 Bible Verses about Dissension

I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a bride against her mother-in-law;

Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no; but rather division. For from this time there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two shall be divided against three;

And there was much complaining concerning him among the multitude; some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the people.

Then some of the multitude hearing these words, said, This is truly the prophet; others said, This is the Christ; others said, [No]; for does the Christ come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?read more.
Then there was a division among the multitude on his account;

Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such miracles? And there was a division among them.

There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;

And the multitude of the city were divided; some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

There being therefore no little dissension and disputation of Paul and Barnabas with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, concerning this question.

And after there had been much debate, Peter rose and said to them, Men and brothers, you know that in former days God chose among you that the gentiles should hear by my mouth the word of the gospel and believe.

And having said this, there was a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude were divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees confess both. And there was a great cry, and the scribes of the party of the Pharisees rising up contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but [what] if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?read more.
And there being a great dissension, the chiliarch, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the troops to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and conduct him to the fortress.

I exhort you, brothers, by 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 in the same mind and the same will.

for you are yet carnal. For when there is envy and strife among you are you not carnal and walk as men? For when one says, I am of Paul, and another, I, of Apollos, are you not men?

All these things happened to them as examples, and are recorded for our admonition on whom the ends of the ages have come; so that he who thinks he stands, let him take heed lest he fall. For no trial has befallen you but what is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tried beyond what you are able, but with the trial will order the event, that you may be able to endure.

For first, when you come together in an assembly, I hear that there are divisions among you, and some part of it I believe. For it is necessary that there should be heresies among you, that the approved may be manifest among you.

I exhort you, brothers, by 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 in the same mind and the same will. For I have been informed of you, my brothers, by the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. I mean this; that each one of you says I indeed am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.read more.
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius; that no one may say that I baptized in my name. And I also baptized the family of Stephanus; besides I do not know that I baptized any other. For Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the good news, not with a wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ should be without effect.

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with me scatters.

AND certain persons having come down from Judea taught the brothers, If you are not circumcised according to the custom of Moses you cannot be saved. There being therefore no little dissension and disputation of Paul and Barnabas with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, concerning this question.

AND after some days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return and visit the brothers in every city in which we preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do. And Barnabas wished to take with them John called Mark; but Paul thought not best to take with them one who deserted them at Pamphylia and did not go with them to the work.read more.
And there was a sharp contention, so that they separated from each other; and Barnabas taking Mark sailed to Cyprus. But Paul choosing Silas went out, commended to the favor of the Lord by the brothers. And he passed through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches.

For finding this man a pestilence and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a chief of the sect of the Nazoraeans,

I exhort you, brothers, to observe those that cause dissensions and offenses contrary to the teaching which you learned, and avoid them;

As I requested you to remain at Ephesus, when going into Macedonia, that you might charge some not to preach another doctrine, nor attend to myths or interminable genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than a dispensation of God by faith, [do.]