13 Bible Verses about Schisms

so that there is no disharmony in the body, but all the parts have a common care for one another.

For, in the first place, when you meet as a congregation, I hear that there are cliques among you, and I partly believe it.

Christ has been parceled out by you! It was not Paul who was crucified for you, was it? You were not baptized in Paul's name, were you?

Nobody sews a patch of brand-new goods on an old coat, for such a patch would tear away from the coat, and the hole would be bigger than ever.

For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

Do you think that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not so at all, but rather discord.

So the people were divided because of Him,

Then some of the Pharisees said, "This man does not come from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a sinful man perform such wonder- works?" So there was a difference of opinion among them.

These words again led to a difference of opinion among the Jews.

But I beg you, brothers, to keep on the lookout for those who stir up divisions and put hindrances in your way, in opposition to the instruction that you had, and always avoid them.

Now I beg you all, brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, to be harmonious in what you say and not to have factions among you, but to be perfectly harmonious in your minds and judgments.

For when one says, "I belong to Paul's party," and another, "I belong to Apollos' party," are you not acting as mere human creatures?

idolatry, sorcery, enmity, quarreling, jealousy, anger, intrigues, dissensions, party-spirit,