30 Bible Verses about division

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1 Corinthians 12:25

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

Jude 1:19

These are those who make separations; sensual, having not the Spirit.

Luke 12:51

Think ye that I came to give peace in the earth? I tell you, nay, but rather division.

Mark 3:25

And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

John 7:43

A division, therefore, arose in the multitude because of Him.

Luke 1:8

Now it came to pass, that, while he was doing priestly service in the order of his course before God,

Luke 12:52

For from this time forth five in one house will be divided, three against two, and two against three;

1 Corinthians 1:13

Hath Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye immersed into the name of Paul?

Mark 3:24

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

John 9:16

Some of the Pharisees, therefore, said, "This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them.

John 10:19

There arose again a division among the Jews because of these words.

Matthew 12:25

And, knowing their thoughts, He said to them, "Every kingdom, divided against itself, is brought to naught; and every city or house, divided against itself, shall not stand.

Luke 12:49

"I came to cast fire on the earth; and what wish I, if it were already kindled?

Luke 15:12

And the younger said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me.' And he divided to them his living.

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Division » Jesus Christ coming for the purpose of dividing

Matthew 25:31-33

"And, when the Son of man cometh in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit on the throne of His glory; and there will be gathered before Him all the nations; and He will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will set the sheep, indeed, on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

Matthew 10:33-36

But whosoever denies Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father Who is in Heaven. "Think not that I came to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword; for I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; read more.
and the man's foes will be those of his own house-hold.

Luke 12:49-53

"I came to cast fire on the earth; and what wish I, if it were already kindled? But I have an immersion to be immersed with; and how am I constrained until it be accomplished! Think ye that I came to give peace in the earth? I tell you, nay, but rather division. read more.
For from this time forth five in one house will be divided, three against two, and two against three; they will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against the mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law."

Division » Every kingdom that is divided against itself

Matthew 12:25-28

And, knowing their thoughts, He said to them, "Every kingdom, divided against itself, is brought to naught; and every city or house, divided against itself, shall not stand. And, if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how, then, shall his kingdom stand And, if I by Beelzebub cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. read more.
But, if I by the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly.

Luke 11:17-20

But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom, divided against itself, is made desolate; and a house divided against a house falls. And, if Satan also were divided against himself, how would his kingdom stand? because ye say that by Beelzebub I am casting out the demons! But, if I, by Beelzebub, cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. read more.
But, if I, by the finger of God, cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly.

Division » Who is divided

1 Corinthians 3:3-9

for ye are yet carnal; for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men? For, when one says, "I am of Paul;" and another, "I am of Apollos;" are ye not carnal? What, then, is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and as the Lord gave to each. read more.
I planted, Apollos watered; but God causeth it to grow. So that neither is he that plants anything, nor he that waters; but God Who causeth it to grow. And he that plants and he that waters are one; but each shall receive his own reward, according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow-workers; ye are God's husbandry, God's building.

1 Corinthians 11:17-21

But, in giving this charge, I praise you not; because, not for the better, but for the worse, do ye come together. For, first, when ye come together in an assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it; for there must also be factions among you, that the approved may be made manifest among you. read more.
When, therefore, ye assemble yourselves together, it is not to eat a Supper of the Lord; for, in your eating, each one takes his own supper before others; and one is hungry, and another is drunken!

Division » Not being divided

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment. For it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now I mean this: that each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul;" and "I of Apollos;" and "I of Cephas:" and "I of Christ!" read more.
Hath Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye immersed into the name of Paul? I am thankful that I immersed no one of you, except Crispus and Gaius; lest some one should say that ye were immersed into my name. And I immersed also the household of Stephanas; besides, I know not whether I immersed any other. For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to proclaim the Gospel; not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

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Division Among Christians

Acts 15:1-5

And some, coming down from Judaea, were teaching the brethren, "Unless ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved."

Divisions, Contrary To

1 Corinthians 1:13

Hath Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye immersed into the name of Paul?

Weakness In Division

Luke 11:17

But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom, divided against itself, is made desolate; and a house divided against a house falls.

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