Blessed Unity of the People of God

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For (A)brethren to dwell together in unity!

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Sectarianism Is Sin

10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (A)that you all [a]speak the same thing, and that there be no [b]divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Have a uniform testimony
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:10 schisms or dissensions

Called to Blessing

Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be [a]courteous;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:8 NU humble

Concluding Moral Directions

13 Let (A)brotherly love continue.

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

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(A)fulfill my joy (B)by being like-minded, having the same love, being of (C)one accord, of one mind. (D)Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but (E)in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. (F)Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of (G)others.

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

(H)Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

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21 (A)that they all may be one, as (B)You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.

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endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit (A)in the bond of peace. (B)There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; (C)one Lord, (D)one faith, (E)one baptism; (F)one God and Father of all, who is above all, and (G)through all, and in [a]you all.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:6 NU omits you; M us

14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [a]his brother abides in death. 15 (A)Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that (B)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

The Outworking of Love

16 (C)By this we know love, (D)because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But (E)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

18 My little children, (F)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we [b]know (G)that we are of the truth, and shall [c]assure our hearts before Him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:14 NU omits his brother
  2. 1 John 3:19 NU shall know
  3. 1 John 3:19 persuade, set at rest

39 then I will (A)give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.

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So Abram said to Lot, (A)“Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.

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“The(A) wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.

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Simple Trust in the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

131 Lord, my heart is not [a]haughty,
Nor my eyes [b]lofty.
(A)Neither do I [c]concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too [d]profound for me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 131:1 Proud
  2. Psalm 131:1 Arrogant
  3. Psalm 131:1 Lit. walk in
  4. Psalm 131:1 difficult

(A)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
Prosperity within your palaces.”
For the sake of my brethren and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

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26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?”

27 And Joab said, “As God lives, [a]unless (A)you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:27 if you had not spoken

24 So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, “See that you do not become troubled along the way.”

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13 Also (A)the envy of Ephraim shall depart,
And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

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(A)They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For (B)the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea.

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The Joy of Going to the House of the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

122 I was glad when they said to me,
(A)“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”

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The Lord the Defense of His People

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

124 “If it had not been the Lord who was on our (A)side,”
(B)Let Israel now say—

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