Philippians 4:2
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Exhortations
2 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.
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Hebrews 12:14
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Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace
14 Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 1:10
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Divisions in the Church
10 Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you but that you be knit together in the same mind and the same purpose.(A)
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Mark 9:50
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50 Salt is good, but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it?[a] Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”(A)
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- 9.50 Or how can you restore its saltiness?
1 Peter 3:8-11
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Suffering for Doing Right
8 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind.(A) 9 Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing.(B) 10 For
“Those who desire to love life
and to see good days,
let them keep their tongues from evil
and their lips from speaking deceit;
11 let them turn away from evil and do good;
let them seek peace and pursue it.
Philippians 2:2-3
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2 make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.(A) 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.(B)
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Ephesians 4:1-8
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Unity in the Body of Christ
4 I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,(A) 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,(B) 3 making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace: 4 there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling,(C) 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.[a]
7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift.(D) 8 Therefore it is said,
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1 Thessalonians 5:13
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13 esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
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Romans 12:16-18
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16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be arrogant, but associate with the lowly;[a] do not claim to be wiser than you are.(A) 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.(B) 18 If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.(C)
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- 12.16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
Psalm 133
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Psalm 133
The Blessedness of Unity
A Song of Ascents.
1 How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!(A)
2 It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down upon the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down over the collar of his robes.(B)
3 It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord ordained his blessing,
life forevermore.(C)
Genesis 45:24
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24 Then he sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Do not quarrel[a] along the way.”
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- 45.24 Or be agitated
James 3:17-18
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17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(A) 18 And the fruit of righteousness[a] is sown in peace by those who make peace.(B)
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- 3.18 Or justice
Philippians 3:16
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16 Only let us hold fast to what we have attained.(A)
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