Bible Verses About Church Unity

"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me."

"Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all."

"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body."

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"

"Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God."

"Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind."

"And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness."

"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."

"And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart."

"For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us."

What does the Bible say about church unity?

The Bible commands unity among believers (Ephesians 4:3), describes the church as one body with many members (1 Corinthians 12:12), and records Jesus' prayer that His followers would be one as He and the Father are one (John 17:21).

How can churches achieve unity?

Unity is achieved by centering on Christ (Ephesians 2:14), pursuing love as the bond of perfection (Colossians 3:14), maintaining humility and patience (Ephesians 4:2-3), and focusing on shared essentials rather than secondary disagreements.