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.
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”
“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;”
“[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
“¶ Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.”
“Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;”
“Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“[Be] of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.”
“¶ For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”
“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:”
“Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.”
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”
“One Lord, one faith, one baptism,”
“[There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;”
“[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
“Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.”
“‹He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.›”
“‹And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.›”
“¶ 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; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”
“¶ 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, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”
“And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.”
“But now [are they] many members, yet but one body.”
“For the body is not one member, but many.”
“¶ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
“Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:”
“And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness.”
“And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.”
“But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.”
“For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that [part] which lacked:”
“And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.”
“That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.”
“If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”
“And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”
“If the whole body [were] an eye, where [were] the hearing? If the whole [were] hearing, where [were] the smelling?”
“And if they were all one member, where [were] the body?”
“¶ But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:”
“Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?”
“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”
“[Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?”
“But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”
“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.”
“As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”
“Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.”