44 Bible Verses about division

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1 Corinthians 12:25

so that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other.

1 Corinthians 11:19

There must, indeed, be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

Jude 1:19

These people create divisions and are unbelievers, not having the Spirit.

Luke 12:51

Do you think that I came here to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!

Exodus 8:23

I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.”

1 Corinthians 11:18

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.

John 7:43

So a division occurred among the crowd because of Him.

Luke 1:8

When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Luke 12:52

From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

1 Corinthians 1:13

Is Christ divided? Was it Paul who was crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul’s name?

Mark 3:24

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Psalm 22:18

They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.

Numbers 1:3

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.

Numbers 31:27

Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to war and the entire community.

Numbers 2:13

His military division numbers 59,300.

John 9:16

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.

John 10:19

Again a division took place among the Jews because of these words.

Exodus 12:41

At the end of 430 years, on that same day, all the Lord’s divisions went out from the land of Egypt.

Matthew 12:25

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.

Numbers 2:23

His military division numbers 35,400.

1 Chronicles 28:13

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;

Genesis 1:7

So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,

Luke 12:49

“I came to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze!

2 Chronicles 35:5

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.

Numbers 2:6

His military division numbers 54,400.

1 Chronicles 23:6

Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Numbers 10:24

and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.

Luke 15:12

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.

1 Chronicles 27:11

The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.

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Division » Jesus Christ coming for the purpose of dividing

Matthew 25:31-33

"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.

Matthew 10:33-36

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.

Luke 12:49-53

"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

Matthew 12:25-28

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.

Luke 11:17-20

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

1 Corinthians 3:3-9

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.

1 Corinthians 11:17-21

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

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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 15:1-5

Some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers: “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved!”

Division Of Waters

Genesis 1:6-7

Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”

Divisions, Contrary To

1 Corinthians 1:13

Is Christ divided? Was it Paul who was crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul’s name?

Weakness In Division

Luke 11:17

Knowing their thoughts, He told them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and a house divided against itself falls.

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