Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
What does 1 Corinthians 1:10 mean?
In the great things of religion be of one mind; and where there is not unity of sentiment, still let there be union of affection. Agreement in the greater things should extinguish divisions about the lesser.
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Keep this verse inside 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:10
Now I beseech you, brethren - In this verse the apostle enters on the discussion respecting the irregularities and disorders in the church at Corinth, of which he had incidentally heard; see 1 Corinthians 1:11 . The first of which he had incidentally learned, was that which pertained to the divisions and strifes which had arisen in the church.
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1 Corinthians 1 belongs to the opening movement of the book, especially the section often described as divisions and the wisdom of the cross. First Corinthians is a pastoral and doctrinal letter correcting divisions while teaching about holiness, worship, gifts, and resurrection. Read this chapter with the wider themes of the cross, church order, and holiness in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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