21 (A)that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that (B)they also may be in (C)us, so that the world (D)may believe that you have sent me.

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21 that all of them may be one,(A) Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.(B) May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.(C)

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One Body with Many Members

12 For just as (A)the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, (B)so it is with Christ.

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Unity and Diversity in the Body

12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body,(A) so it is with Christ.(B)

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11 (A)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,[a] free; but Christ is (B)all, and in all.

12 (C)Put on then, as (D)God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, (E)compassionate hearts, (F)kindness, (G)humility, meekness, and patience, 13 (H)bearing with one another and, (I)if one has a complaint against another, (J)forgiving each other; (K)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on (L)love, which (M)binds everything together in (N)perfect harmony.

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  1. Colossians 3:11 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for Bondservants in verse 22

11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew,(A) circumcised or uncircumcised,(B) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,(C) but Christ is all,(D) and is in all.

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves(E) with compassion, kindness, humility,(F) gentleness and patience.(G) 13 Bear with each other(H) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.(I) 14 And over all these virtues put on love,(J) which binds them all together in perfect unity.(K)

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11 And I am no longer in the world, but (A)they are in the world, and (B)I am coming to you. (C)Holy Father, (D)keep them in your name, (E)which you have given me, (F)that they may be one, (G)even as we are one.

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11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world,(A) and I am coming to you.(B) Holy Father, protect them by the power of[a] your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one(C) as we are one.(D)

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  1. John 17:11 Or Father, keep them faithful to

27 Only (A)let your manner of life be (B)worthy[a] of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you (C)that you are standing firm in one spirit, with (D)one mind (E)striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

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  1. Philippians 1:27 Greek Only behave as citizens worthy

Life Worthy of the Gospel

27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy(A) of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm(B) in the one Spirit,[a] striving together(C) as one for the faith of the gospel

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  1. Philippians 1:27 Or in one spirit

25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, (A)all rejoice together.

27 Now (B)you are the body of Christ and individually (C)members of it.

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25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ,(A) and each one of you is a part of it.(B)

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35 (A)By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

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35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”(A)

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22 (A)The glory that you have given me (B)I have given to them, (C)that they may be one even as we are one, 23 (D)I in them and you in me, (E)that they may become perfectly one, (F)so that the world may know that you sent me and (G)loved them even as (H)you loved me.

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22 I have given them the glory that you gave me,(A) that they may be one as we are one(B) 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(C) and have loved them(D) even as you have loved me.

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Christ's Example of Humility

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from (A)love, any (B)participation in the Spirit, any (C)affection and sympathy, (D)complete my joy by being (E)of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from (F)selfish ambition or (G)conceit, but in (H)humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you (I)look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. (J)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] (K)who, though he was in (L)the form of God, did not count equality with God (M)a thing to be grasped,[b]

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  1. Philippians 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
  2. Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage

Imitating Christ’s Humility

Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,(A) if any tenderness and compassion,(B) then make my joy complete(C) by being like-minded,(D) having the same love, being one(E) in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(F) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(G) not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.(H)

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:(I)

Who, being in very nature[a] God,(J)
    did not consider equality with God(K) something to be used to his own advantage;

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  1. Philippians 2:6 Or in the form of

eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in (A)the bond of peace. There is (B)one body and (C)one Spirit—just as you were called to the one (D)hope that belongs to your call— (E)one Lord, (F)one faith, (G)one baptism, (H)one God and Father of all, (I)who is over all and through all and in all.

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Make every effort to keep the unity(A) of the Spirit through the bond of peace.(B) There is one body(C) and one Spirit,(D) just as you were called to one hope when you were called(E); one Lord,(F) one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all,(G) who is over all and through all and in all.(H)

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They Had Everything in Common

32 Now the full number of those who believed were of (A)one heart and (B)soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but (C)they had everything in common.

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The Believers Share Their Possessions

32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.(A)

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For I have given them (A)the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that (B)I came from you; and (C)they have believed that you sent me.

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For I gave them the words you gave me(A) and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you,(B) and they believed that you sent me.(C)

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38 but if I do them, (A)even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that (B)the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”

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38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”(A)

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