10 Now (A)I urge you, (B)brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all [a]agree and that there be no [b](C)divisions among you, but that you be [c]made complete in (D)the same mind and in the same judgment.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit say the same thing
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Lit schisms
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Or united

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10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,[a](A) in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you,(B) but that you be perfectly united(C) in mind and thought.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 11 and 26; and in 2:1; 3:1; 4:6; 6:8; 7:24, 29; 10:1; 11:33; 12:1; 14:6, 20, 26, 39; 15:1, 6, 50, 58; 16:15, 20.

13 (A)bearing with one another, and (B)forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; (C)just as the Lord forgave you, so must you do also. 14 In addition to all these things put on love, which is [a](D)the perfect bond of (E)unity.

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  1. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection

13 Bear with each other(A) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.(B) 14 And over all these virtues put on love,(C) which binds them all together in perfect unity.(D)

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23 (A)I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected [a]in unity, so that the world may [b]know that (B)You sent Me, and You (C)loved them, just as You loved Me.

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  1. John 17:23 Lit into one
  2. John 17:23 Gr tense indicates continually know

23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me(A) and have loved them(B) even as you have loved me.

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