Behold,howgoodand howpleasantit is For brothersto dwelltogetherin unity!
So Abramsaidto Lot,"Pleaselet there be nostrifebetweenyou and me, nor betweenmy herdsmenand your herdsmen,for we are brothers.
So he senthis brothersaway,and as they departed,he saidto them, "Do not quarrelon the journey."
I was gladwhen they saidto me, "Let us goto the houseof the LORD."
"Had it not beenthe LORDwhowas on our side," Let Israelnowsay,
O LORD,my heartis not proud,normy eyeshaughty;Nordo I involvemyself in greatmatters, Or in thingstoodifficultfor me.
Then the jealousyof Ephraimwill depart,And those who harassJudahwill be cutoff;Ephraimwill not be jealousof Judah,And Judahwill not harassEphraim.
And the wolfwill dwellwith the lamb,And the leopardwill liedownwith the younggoat,And the calfand the younglionand the fatlingtogether;And a littleboywill leadthem.
They will not hurtor destroyin allMy holymountain,For the earthwill be fullof the knowledgeof the LORDAs the waterscoverthe sea.
and I will givethem oneheartand oneway,that they may fearMe always,for their own goodand for [the good of] their childrenafterthem.
"Ifa houseis dividedagainstitself,that housewill not be ableto stand.
"By thisall menwill knowthat you are My disciples,ifyou havelovefor one another."
that they may allbe one;evenas You, Father,[are] in Me and I in You, that they alsomay be in Us, sothat the worldmay believethat You sentMe.
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.
Let love of the brethrencontinue.
To sumup, allof you be harmonious,sympathetic,brotherly,kindhearted,and humble in spirit;