1 CORINTHIANS 1:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, 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, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought — the opening plea uses 'I appeal' (parakalō), evoking both urgency and gentleness. 'Divisions' (schismata) are literally tears in fabric; they fragment the body. 'Perfectly united' (katērtismenoi) means perfectly fitted together, like joints in a body.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:10
What I have continually been saying, that we must frame our rebukes gently and gradually, this Paul does here also; in that, being about to enter upon a subject full of many dangers and enough to tear up the Church from her foundations he uses very mild language. His word is that he “beseeches” them, and beseeches them “through Christ;” as though not even he were sufficient alone to make this supplication, and to prevail. But what is this, “I beseech you through Christ?” “I…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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