21 Bible Verses about Dissension

For I came to divide a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I say unto you, Nay, but division. For from now, there shall be five in one house divided, three shall be divided against two, and two against three:

And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning Him: some indeed were saying, That He is good; others were saying, No, but He deceives the multitude.

Then those hearing these words from the multitude, were saying, This is truly the prophet; others were saying, He is the Christ; others were saying, For whether does Christ come out of Galilee? Did not the Scripture say, that Christ comes from the seed of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?read more.
Then there was a schism in the crowd on account of Him:

Then certain ones of the Pharisees said, This man is not with God, because He does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is a wicked man able to do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

Again there was a schism among the Jews on account of these words.

And the multitude of the city was divided: and some indeed were with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

And there being no small contention and disputation to Paul and Barnabas against them, they delegated Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this question.

And there being much disputation, Peter, having arisen, said to them, Men, brethren, you know that from ancient days God chose among you, that the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel through my mouth, and believe.

And he speaking this, there was a dissension of the Pharisees and Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees indeed say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. And there was a great clamor: and certain ones of the scribes on the part of the Pharisees, rising up, continued to strive, saying, We find nothing evil in this man: but has a spirit or an angel spoken to him?read more.
And the dissension being great, the chiliarch fearing lest Paul may be torn to pieces by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to take him from their midst, and lead him into the castle.

But I exhort you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you may all speak the same things, and that there may be no schisms among you; but you may be perfected in the same mind and in the same disposition.

for ye are yet carnal. For where there are envy and strife among you, are you not carnal, and walking about according to man? For when one may say, I am indeed of Paul; another, I am of Apollos; are you not men?

But these things happened unto them as examples; and were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have descended. So let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he may fall. No temptation has overtaken you, except that which is human: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able, but with the temptation, He will also make a way of escape, in order that you may be able to bear it.

For in the first place, indeed you coming together, I hear that there are schisms among you; and I in part believe it. For it behooves that heresies should indeed be among you, in order that the approved may be made manifest among you.

But I exhort you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you may all speak the same things, and that there may be no schisms among you; but you may be perfected in the same mind and in the same disposition. For it has been revealed to me concerning you, my brethren, by those who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. And I say this, that each one 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 that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius; in order that no one may say that you are baptized in my name. But I baptized also the family of Stephanas: besides, I know not if I baptized any other. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with the wisdom of speech, in order that the cross of Christ may not be made of none effect.

The one not being with me is against me; and the one not gathering with me scatters abroad.

And certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the brethren that, Unless you may be circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved. And there being no small contention and disputation to Paul and Barnabas against them, they delegated Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this question.

And after many days Paul said to Barnabas, Having returned let us now visit the brethren in every city in which we preached the word of the Lord, how they are doing. But Barnabas advised to take with them John, also called Mark. But Paul thought that he would not take with them, him who having departed from them from Pamphylia, and not having gone along with them into the work.read more.
But there was a paroxysm, so that they parted from one another, and Barnabas, taking Mark, sailed away into Cyprus. And Paul, having chosen Silas, went out, committed to the grace of the Lord by the brethren; and he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

For having found this man pestilential, and stirring up seditions to all the Jews who are throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

But I exhort you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and stumblings, contrary to the teaching which you have learned, and depart from them.

As I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus, I going into Macedonia, in order that you may command certain ones not to teach heterodoxy, nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which present questions, rather than the economy of God which is in faith: