30 Bible Verses about division
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As to secure that there should be no disunion in the body, but that the parts should show the same care for one another.
I urge you, Brothers, to be on your guard against people who, by disregarding the teaching which you received, cause divisions and create difficulties; dissociate yourselves from them.
Indeed, there must be actual parties among you, for so only will the men of real worth become known.
These are the people--animal and unspiritual--who cause divisions.
Do you think that I am here to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but to cause division.
If a man is causing divisions among you, after warning him once or twice, have nothing more to say to him.
And when a household is divided against itself, it will not be able to last.
But I appeal to you, Brothers, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree in what you profess, and not to allow divisions to exist among you, but to be united-of one mind and of one opinion.
One day, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his Division,
For from this time, if there are five people in a house, they will be divided, three against two, and two against three.
You have rent the Christ in pieces! Was it Paul who was crucified for you? or were you baptized into the Faith of Paul?
God's Message is a living and active power, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing its way till it penetrates soul and spirit--not the joints only but the very marrow--and detecting the inmost thoughts and purposes of the mind.
Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the sword.
For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace.) This custom prevails in all the Churches of Christ's People.
'Father will be opposed to son and son to father, mother to daughter and daughter to mother, mother-in-law to her daughter-in- law and daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law.'"
And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people--just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats- -
"The man cannot be from God," said some of the Pharisees, "for he does not keep the Sabbath." "How is it possible," retorted others, "for a bad man to give signs like this?"
In consequence of these words a difference of opinion again arose among the Jews.
Jesus, however, was aware of what was passing in their minds, and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself becomes a desolation, and any town or household divided against itself will not last.
Idolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what more can I wish, if it is already kindled?
And the younger of them said to his father 'Father, give me my share of the inheritance.' So the father divided the property between them.
From Thematic Bible
Division » Jesus Christ coming for the purpose of dividing
When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory'; And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people--just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats- - Placing the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.
But, if any one disowns me before his fellow men, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in Heaven. Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the sword. 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. read more.
A man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what more can I wish, if it is already kindled? There is a baptism that I must undergo, and how great is my distress until it is over! Do you think that I am here to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but to cause division. read more.
For from this time, if there are five people in a house, they will be divided, three against two, and two against three. 'Father will be opposed to son and son to father, mother to daughter and daughter to mother, mother-in-law to her daughter-in- law and daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law.'"
Division » Every kingdom that is divided against itself
Jesus, however, was aware of what was passing in their minds, and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself becomes a desolation, and any town or household divided against itself will not last. So, if Satan drives Satan out, he must be divided against himself; and how, then, can his kingdom last? And, if it is by Baal-zebub's help that I drive out demons, by whose help is it that your own sons drive them out? Therefore they shall themselves be your judges. read more.
But, if it is by the help of the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God must already be upon you.
Jesus himself, however, was aware of what they were thinking, and said to them: "Any kingdom wholly divided against itself becomes a desolation; and a divided house falls. So, too, if Satan is wholly divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? Yet you say that I drive out demons by the help of Baal-zebub. But, if it is by Baal-zebub's help that I drive out demons, by whose help is it that your own sons drive them out? Therefore they shall themselves be your judges. read more.
But, if it is by the hand of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God must already be upon you.
Division » Who is divided
While there exist among you jealousy and party feeling, is it not true that you are worldly, and are acting merely as other men do? When one says 'I follow Paul,' and another 'I follow Apollos,' are not you like other men? What, I ask, is Apollos? or what is Paul? Servants through whom you were led to accept the Faith; and that only as the Lord helped each of you. read more.
I planted, and Apollos watered, but it was God who caused the growth. Therefore neither the man who plants, nor the man who waters, is of any account, but only God who causes the growth. In this the man who plants and the man who waters are one; yet each will receive his own reward in proportion to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's harvest field, God's building.
In giving directions on the next subject, I cannot praise you; because your meetings do more harm than good. To begin with, I hear you and, to some extent, I believe it. Indeed, there must be actual parties among you, for so only will the men of real worth become known. read more.
When you meet together, as I understand, it is not possible to eat the Lord's Supper; For, as you eat, each of you tries to secure his own supper first, with the result that one has too little to eat, and another has too much to drink!
Division » Not being divided
But I appeal to you, Brothers, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree in what you profess, and not to allow divisions to exist among you, but to be united-of one mind and of one opinion. For I have been informed, my Brothers, by the members of Chloe's household, that party feeling exists among you. I mean this, that every one of you says either 'I follow Paul,' or 'I Apollos,' or 'I Kephas,' or 'I Christ.' read more.
You have rent the Christ in pieces! Was it Paul who was crucified for you? or were you baptized into the Faith of Paul? I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, So that no one can say that you were baptized into my Faith. I baptized also the household of Stephanas. I do not know that I baptized any one else. My mission from Christ was not to baptize, but to tell the Good News; not, however, in the language of philosophy, lest the cross of the Christ should be robbed of its meaning.
Topics on Division
Division Among Christians
Acts 15:1-5But certain persons came down from Judea, and began to teach the Brethren that, unless they were circumcised, in accordance with the custom enjoined by Moses, they could not be saved.
Divisions Of Opinion
1 Corinthians 1:10But I appeal to you, Brothers, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree in what you profess, and not to allow divisions to exist among you, but to be united-of one mind and of one opinion.
Divisions, Contrary To
1 Corinthians 1:13You have rent the Christ in pieces! Was it Paul who was crucified for you? or were you baptized into the Faith of Paul?
Weakness In Division
Luke 11:17Jesus himself, however, was aware of what they were thinking, and said to them: "Any kingdom wholly divided against itself becomes a desolation; and a divided house falls.