Bible Verses about “denominations”
The Bible contains 50 verses about denominations across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."”
“If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.”
“Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
“Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."”
“Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.”
“Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;”
“In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;”
“rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;”
“so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.”
“Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.”
“or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;”
“or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.”
“For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.”
“For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function,”
“Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.”
“not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
“contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.”
“one Lord, one faith, one baptism,”
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;”
“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.”
“Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.”
“He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.”
“I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”
“Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”
“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.”
“For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.”
“When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.”
“But now they are many members, but one body.”
“For the body is not one member, but many.”
“Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.”
“No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.”
“Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;”
“God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.”
“But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.”
“whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,”
“The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."”
“that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.”
“If the foot would say, "Because I'm not the hand, I'm not part of the body," it is not therefore not part of the body.”
“If the ear would say, "Because I'm not the eye, I'm not part of the body," it's not therefore not part of the body.”
“If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?”
“If they were all one member, where would the body be?”
“But say the things which fit sound doctrine,”
“Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?”
“But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.”
“Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?”
“But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.”
“Whoever transgresses and doesn't remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn't have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.”
“As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.”
“and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.”