44 Bible Verses about division
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so that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other.
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause dissensions and obstacles contrary to the doctrine you have learned. Avoid them,
There must, indeed, be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
These people create divisions and are unbelievers, not having the Spirit.
Do you think that I came here to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!
I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.”
For to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.
When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three.
Is Christ divided? Was it Paul who was crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul’s name?
For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart.
Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
since God is not a God of disorder but of peace.
As in all the churches of the saints,
They will be divided, father against son,
son against father,
mother against daughter,
daughter against mother,
mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law,
and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.
You and Aaron are to register those who are 20 years old or more by their military divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to war and the entire community.
Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He doesn’t keep the Sabbath!” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.
At the end of 430 years, on that same day, all the Lord’s divisions went out from the land of Egypt.
Knowing their thoughts, He told them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
Also included were plans for the divisions of the priests and the Levites; all the work of service in the Lord’s house; all the articles of service of the Lord’s house;
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so.
idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,
“I came to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze!
Serve in the holy place by the divisions of the ancestral houses for your brothers, the lay people, and the distribution of the tribal household of the Levites.
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them.
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
From Thematic Bible
Division » Jesus Christ coming for the purpose of dividing
"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on His right and the goats on the left.
But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven. Don't assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; read more.
and a man's enemies will be the members of his household.
"I came to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze! But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how it consumes Me until it is finished! Do you think that I came here to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! read more.
From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three. They will be divided, father against son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. "
Division » Every kingdom that is divided against itself
Knowing their thoughts, He told them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges. read more.
If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
Knowing their thoughts, He told them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and a house divided against itself falls. If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I drive out demons by Beelzebul. And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges. read more.
If I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
Division » Who is divided
because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and living like ordinary people? For whenever someone says, "I'm with Paul," and another, "I'm with Apollos," are you not [typical] men? So, what is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given. read more.
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. Now the one who plants and the one who waters are equal, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God's co-workers. You are God's field, God's building.
Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. For, to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. There must, indeed, be factions among you, so that the approved among you may be recognized. read more.
Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not really to eat the Lord's Supper. For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others, and one person is hungry while another is drunk!
Division » Not being divided
Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same thing, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction. For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers, by members of Chloe's household, that there are quarrels among you. What I am saying is this: each of you says, "I'm with Paul," or "I'm with Apollos," or "I'm with Cephas," or "I'm with Christ." read more.
Is Christ divided? Was it Paul who was crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul's name? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say you had been baptized in my name. I did, in fact, baptize the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don't know if I baptized anyone else. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel-not with clever words, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied [of its effect].
Topics on Division
Division Among Christians
Acts 15:1-5Some men
Division Of Waters
Genesis 1:6-7Then God said, “Let there be an expanse
Divisions Of Opinion
1 Corinthians 1:10Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.
Divisions, Contrary To
1 Corinthians 1:13Is Christ divided?
Weakness In Division
Luke 11:17Knowing their thoughts,