being diligentto preservethe unityof the Spiritin the bondof peace.
Thenthe peopleof Israelwere dividedinto twoparts:halfof the peoplefollowedTibnithe sonof Ginath,to makehim king;the [other] halffollowedOmri.
"There shall be an openingat its topin the middleof it; aroundits openingthere shall be a bindingof wovenwork,like the openingof a coatof mail,so that it will not be torn.
And ifonecan overpowerhim whois alone, twocan resisthim. A cordof three[strands] is not quicklytornapart.
"Ifa kingdomis dividedagainstitself,that kingdomcannotstand.
"A newcommandmentI giveto you, that you loveoneanother,evenas I have lovedyou, that you alsoloveone another.
NowI exhortyou, brethren,by the nameof our LordJesusChrist,that you allagreeand that there be nodivisionsamongyou, but that you be made completein the samemindand in the samejudgment.
Finally,brethren,rejoice,be made complete,be comforted,be like-minded,live in peace;and the Godof loveand peacewill be with you.
untilwe allattainto the unityof the faith,and of the knowledgeof the Sonof God,to a matureman,to the measureof the staturewhich belongs to the fullnessof Christ.
[There is] onebodyand oneSpirit,justas alsoyou were calledin onehopeof your calling;
and that you esteemthem very highlyin lovebecauseof their work.Live in peacewith one another.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
