“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4· Moses
What Does the Bible Say About Unity?
The Bible addresses unity across both Old and New Testaments. These verses are organized by biblical era — from the patriarchs to the apostles — letting Scripture speak for itself.
11 verses·4 eras·2 promises
Exodus (~1400 BC)
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
“I and the Father are one."”
— John 10:30· Jesus
“Jesus answered, "The greatest is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one:”
— Mark 12:29· Jesus
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."”
“I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me, and loved them, even as you loved me.”
“For you always have the poor with you, but you don't always have me."”
— John 12:8· Jesus
Early Church (~50 AD)
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2· Paul
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,”
— 1 Timothy 2:5· Paul
“For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.”
— 1 Corinthians 12:12· Paul
patriarchs
“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”
— Genesis 2:24· Narrator
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