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He will keep you steadfast until the very end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and it is by him that you have been called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Divisions in the Church of Corinth[a]

10 The Existence of Factions. Brethren, I exhort you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to be in full agreement with one another and not permit any divisions to arise among you. Be perfectly united in mind and purpose.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:10 The divisions in the Church cannot be regarded simply as a phenomenon inevitable in any form of communal life. The divisions here bear on essentials; they show that the Gospel has not been understood and that people had an erroneous idea of the role of the apostles.

He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless(A) on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.(B) God is faithful,(C) who has called you(D) into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.(E)

A Church Divided Over Leaders

10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,[a](F) in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you,(G) but that you be perfectly united(H) in mind and thought.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 11 and 26; and in 2:1; 3:1; 4:6; 6:8; 7:24, 29; 10:1; 11:33; 12:1; 14:6, 20, 26, 39; 15:1, 6, 50, 58; 16:15, 20.