Quotes About Unity

and the whole town gathered at the door.

These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.

And if Satan is divided and rises against himself, he cannot stand; his end has come.

Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

For whoever is not against us is for us.

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

ëFor this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,

and the two will become one flesh.í So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.

Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ëHear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

The second is this: ëLove your neighbor as yourself.í No other commandment is greater than these.”

“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ëI will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.í

And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.