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What the Bible says about unity

The 10 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Cor 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
Ps 133:1A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
Eph 4:3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
1 Pet 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
2 Cor 13:11Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
John 17:23I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
1 Cor 12:12The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
Phil 2:2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
Rom 12:4–5Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function, so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
Col 3:14And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.

Sources

The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible · Public domain