39 Bible Verses about Being Different

For just as there are many parts united in our human bodies, and the parts do not all have the same function,

so, many as we are, we form one body through union with Christ, and we are individually parts of one another.

For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, many as they are, form one body, so it is with Christ.

in other words, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith.

Doubtless there must be parties among you, if those who are right are to be recognized among you.

I mean this: As long as the heir is a minor, he is no better than a slave, although he is the owner of all the property,

and forms of service vary, but it is the same Lord who is served,

I have other sheep too that do not belong to this fold. I must lead them too, and they will obey my voice, and they will all become one flock, with one shepherd.

We have gifts that differ with the favor that God has shown us, whether it is that of preaching, differing with the measure of our faith,

The sun has one kind of beauty, and the moon another, and the stars another; why, one star differs from another in beauty.

Endowments vary, but the Spirit is the same,

There are heavenly bodies, and there are earthly bodies, but the beauty of the heavenly bodies is of one kind, and the beauty of the earthly bodies is of another.

For when somebody comes along and preaches another Jesus than the one I preached, or you receive a different spirit from the one you received or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough!

and activities vary, but God who produces them all in us all is the same.

Flesh is not all alike; men have one kind, animals another, birds another, and fish another.

Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone loves the world, there is no love for the Father in his heart,

Let as many of us therefore as are mature have this attitude. If you have any different attitude, God will make this clear to you.

Even inanimate things, like the flute or the harp, may produce sound, but if there is no difference in the notes, how can you tell what is being played?

and you pay attention to the man in the fine clothes and say to him, "Sit here; this is a good place!" and say to the poor man, "Stand up, or sit on the floor at my feet,"

but all through my body I see another principle in conflict with the law of my reason, which makes me a prisoner to that law of sin that runs through my body.

make me perfectly happy by living in harmony, with the same attitude of love, with the same feeling and purpose.

Though he possessed the nature of God, he did not grasp at equality with God,

So you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is.

There is no distinction between Jew and Greek for they all have the same Lord, and he is generous to all who call upon him.

And if you help only those who help you, what merit is there in that? Even godless people act in that way.

Dear children, let us love not with words or lips only but in reality and truth.

Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it.

For who sees anything special in you? And what have you got that you have not been given? But if it has been given you, why do you boast as though it had not been?

In the beginning the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was divine.

As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

Therefore, "Come out from them, And separate from them, says the Lord, And touch nothing that is unclean. Then I will welcome you,

I admit that in worshiping the God of my forefathers I follow the way of life that they call a sect, but I believe everything that is taught in the Law or written in the prophets,

For if I was out of my senses, as they say, it was between God and me; and if I am in my right mind, it is for your good.

But you, dear friends, must build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith and pray in the holy Spirit,

If you belonged to the world, the world would love what was its own. But it is because you do not belong to the world, but I have selected you from the world, that the world hates you.

but it is not to be so among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

Faith means the assurance of what we hope for; it is our conviction about things that we cannot see.

I wish I could be with you now, and use a different tone with you, for I do not know which way to turn about you.

It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,