1 Corinthians 1:10 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:10 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.

1 Corinthians 1:11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

1 Corinthians 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beseech", "brethren", "name", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "speak", and "same". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beseech" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "God is faithful by whom ye were..." into verse 11's "For it hath been declared unto me...", so "beseech" and "brethren" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beseech" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.