26 Bible Verses about Unity

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Romans 15:9-11

and you Gentiles ought to glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, "for this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name ." and again the scripture saith, "rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people." and elsewhere, praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and laud him, all ye people."

Philippians 2:1-4

If then there be any christian consolation, any charitable relief, any communion of the spirit, if any tenderness of compassion, compleat my joy, by pursuing the same view, living in mutual love, by being unanimous, and cultivating that harmony. Do nothing out of a spirit of contention, or for vain-glory, but modestly look upon others as if they were better than yourselves.read more.
let no man consult only his private interest, but let every man consult likewise the interest of others.

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Israel » Memorials » Unity

Unity » Of the righteous

Matthew 23:8

But don't you assume that title, for you have but one doctor, who is the Christ; as for you, you are all brethren alike.

Unity » Exhortations to

Unity » In Christ

1 Corinthians 10:17

for the bread being one, as many as we are, we are one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

Unity » Who is united in Christ

Galatians 3:27-29

for as many of you as have been baptized into christianity, have been invested as christians. there is now no distinction of Jew or Greek, of bond or free, of male or female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus. and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.

1 Corinthians 12:12-13

For as the body is one, tho' it has many members, and all the members of that one body, tho' many, are one body: so also is the body of Christ. for by one spirit we have all been baptized, to be form'd into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free; and have been all made to drink of one spirit.

John 17:1-23

Jesus having said this, lift up his eyes to heaven, and said, "father, the hour is come; glorify thy son, that thy son also may glorify thee. for thou hast given him power over all men, that he might give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. and this is life eternal, to acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and Jesus to be the Messiah whom thou hast sent. read more.
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. and now, O father, glorify me in heaven, with the glory which I had before the creation of the world. I have displayed thy name among those whom you have chosen out of the world for me: thine they were, and you gave them me; and they have kept thy word. now they believe that the instructions you gave me came from thee. for I have given to them the instructions which you gave me; and they have received them; and have sincerely believ'd that I came from thee, and are persuaded that thou didst send me. "It is for them I pray: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me, because they are thine. for every thing that is mine is thine, and what is thine is mine, and I am glorified by them. and now I shall be no more in the world, but they will be in the world, when I am come to thee. holy father keep them by that authority, with which thou hast invested me, that they may be one, as we are. by your authority I have kept them, during my being with them in the world: those that you gave me I have kept, and not one of them is lost, except the son of perdition: according as the scripture foretold. now that I am coming to thee, while I am here, I make these requests for them, that their joy in me may be compleat. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I do not pray you to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the malignity of it. they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. sanctify them by the truth: thy word is truth. as thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. and for their sakes I consecrate myself, that they also might be consecrated by the truth. neither pray I for these alone, but for those also who shall believe on me through their preaching. that they all may be one, as thou, father, art in me, and I in thee; that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. and the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them: that they may be one, even as we are one. I in them, and thou in me, that they may have a perfect union, and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Unity » Prophesied, as a mark of the progress of true religion » Of evil

Matthew 8:34

whereupon the city went in a body to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they desir'd him to withdraw out of their country.

Acts 17:6

but not finding them, they dragg'd Jason and some of the brethren to the magistrates, crying out, these that have been every where the disturbers of the publick peace, are come hither also, and have been entertain'd by Jason.

Revelation 17:13

they all agree in this, to give their power and strength to the beast.

Unity » Examples of

Unity » Prophesied, as a mark of the progress of true religion » Contrition unifies believers

Unity » Jesus Christ uniting people

Ephesians 2:13-18

but now you who were formerly at a distance, are brought near by the death of Christ Jesus. for he is our peace-maker, who hath united both Jew and Gentile, and hath by his flesh broken down the middle wall of partition (which kept us at variance) by abolishing the dogmatical injunctions of the law, that having made the peace, he might incorporate the two into one new body under himself; read more.
that he might reconcile both in one body unto God by the cross, wherefore he destroyed the enmity that was between them: and being come, he preached the glad tidings of peace to YOU who were afar off, and to US that were nigh. for thro' him both of us have access by the same spirit to the father.

John 10:6-16

Jesus talk'd to them in this figurative way: but they did not understand the meaning of his discourse. Jesus therefore subjoin'd, I declare unto you, I am the door of the sheep-fold. they who have personated me, are all thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not follow them. read more.
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved; he shall go in and out, and find pasture. the thief comes only to steal, to kill, and destroy: but I am come that they might have life, and have it with all its advantages. I am the true pastor: the true pastor exposes his life for the sheep. but the hireling, who is not the pastor, nor has the property of the sheep, seeing the wolf come, leaves the sheep, and flies away: so the wolf seizes some, and disperses the flock. the hireling flies, because he is an hireling, and is under no concern for the sheep. I am the true pastor, I know my sheep, and my sheep know me, (as the father and I are known to one another:) and I lay down my life for them. other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring; they will hear my voice; and so there shall be but one fold, and one pastor.

Unity » Prophesied, as a mark of the progress of true religion » All causes of separation removed in Christ

Unity » Prophesied, as a mark of the progress of true religion » Old differences forgotten

Unity » The community of the believers

Acts 2:44-47

All that believed were united together, and had all things in common, so that they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed the money to every one as his occasions required. and continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they did eat their meals with gladness, and simplicity of heart, read more.
praising God, and showing benevolence to all the people. and the Lord encreased the church daily with new converts.

Unity » Unity being good

Unity » Prophesied, as a mark of the progress of true religion » Harmony among leaders

Unity » Prophesied, as a mark of the progress of true religion » The saviour prays for a united church

Unity » Prophesied, as a mark of the progress of true religion » All finally gathered into one fold

Topics on Unity

God, Unity Of

Mark 12:29

Jesus answer'd him, the first of all the commandments is thus deliver'd, "hear, o Israel, the lord our God is the only lord.

Unity, Of God's People

Matthew 23:8-9

But don't you assume that title, for you have but one doctor, who is the Christ; as for you, you are all brethren alike.

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