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Philippians 2:1-4
Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.
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Ephesians 4:1-7
I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,one Lord, one faith, one baptism,one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 12 25
so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another.
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James 3:13-18
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
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Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
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Psalms 133:1
Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together!
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Ephesians 4:31-32
You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
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2 Corinthians 13 11
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
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Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!
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Philippians 1:27
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that– whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent– I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
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1 Corinthians 4 16
I encourage you, then, be imitators of me.
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2 Corinthians 5 20
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf,“ Be reconciled to God!”
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1 Corinthians 11 18
For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
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Romans 12:1
Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice– alive, holy, and pleasing to God– which is your reasonable service.
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Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.
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1 Thessalonians 4 1-1 Thessalonians 4 2
Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God( as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
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2 Thessalonians 2 1
Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,
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Acts 4:32
The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.
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1 Thessalonians 5 13
and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
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1 Peter 3 8-1 Peter 3 9
Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
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John 17:23
I in them and you in me– that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.
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John 13:34-35
“ I give you a new commandment– to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples– if you have love for one another.”
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Romans 15:5-6
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 2 11
Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,
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Philippians 3:16
Nevertheless, let us live up to the standard that we have already attained.
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Mark 2:21
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the tear becomes worse.
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Matthew 9:16
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment and the tear will be worse.
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2 Corinthians 10 1
Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ( I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–
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John 7:43
So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.
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Galatians 4:12
I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!
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Philemon 1:9-10
I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love– I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus–I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,
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John 9:16
Then some of the Pharisees began to say,“ This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said,“ How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
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2 Timothy 4 1
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
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John 10:19
Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
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Romans 15:30
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.
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2 Corinthians 6 1
Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
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1 Timothy 5 21
Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind.